Information about #B28F85 color

#B28F85 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B28F85 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 143, 133) — 69.8% red, 56.1% green, 52.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 18 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted warm red, #B28F85 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sandrift (#AF937D). Slightly further away sit Neutral Beige (#AE9882) and Thatch (#B1948F).

The recipe behind #B28F85 is rgb(178, 143, 133), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B28F85: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. No one has named #B28F85 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B28F85 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B28F85 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B28F85

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Autumn Beige color link
Autumn Beige

#AF8D7A

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Double Joss color link
Double Joss

#A69380

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B28F85
  • RGB178, 143, 133
  • CMYK0, 14, 18, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 143, 133)
  • HSL13°, 23%, 61%
  • HSL Precise13.333°, 22.613%, 60.98%
  • HSV13°, 25%, 70%
  • HSB13°, 25%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.561, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.561, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.561, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB28F85
  • DECIMAL ID11702149
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01