Information about #B2978A color

#B2978A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B2978A belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 151, 138) — 69.8% red, 59.2% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 16 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B2978A reads as a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ivory Brown (#B09B8C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Del Rio (#B5998E) and Thatch (#B1948F).

The recipe behind #B2978A is rgb(178, 151, 138), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B2978A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B2978A color variations

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

#B2978A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B2978A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B2978A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B2978A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B2978A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B2978A

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

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Quarter Nullarbor color link
Quarter Nullarbor

#B29F88

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

#B2978A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2978A
  • RGB178, 151, 138
  • CMYK0, 11, 16, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 151, 138)
  • HSL20°, 21%, 62%
  • HSL Precise19.5°, 20.619%, 61.961%
  • HSV20°, 22%, 70%
  • HSB20°, 22%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.592, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.592, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.592, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2978A
  • DECIMAL ID11704202
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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