Information about #B2987B color

#B2987B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B2987B falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 152, 123) — 69.8% red, 59.6% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 22 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B2987B is a softly balanced amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sandrift (#AF937D) and Double Drought (#AC987D).

The recipe behind #B2987B is rgb(178, 152, 123), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B2987B: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B2987B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B2987B color variations

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

#B2987B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B2987B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B2987B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B2987B 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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#B2987B 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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#987BB2
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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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#987BB2
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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 #B2987B

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

Aesthetic Brown color link
Aesthetic Brown

#B6977D

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Grayish Brown color link
Grayish Brown

#A8937D

#B2987B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2987B
  • RGB178, 152, 123
  • CMYK0, 10, 22, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 152, 123)
  • HSL32°, 26%, 59%
  • HSL Precise31.636°, 26.316%, 59.02%
  • HSV32°, 31%, 70%
  • HSB32°, 31%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.596, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.596, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.596, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB2987B
  • DECIMAL ID11704443
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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