Information about #B38442 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B38442 reads as a confidently colored orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Golden Oak (#BB8141). Nearby in the Register you will also find Classius (#B38D42) and Jandal (#B78239).
In RGB terms — rgb(179, 132, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #B38442 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#B38442 color variations
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#B38442 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B38442 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B38442 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B38442 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B38442 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B38442 color
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Nearest named colors to #B38442
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BB8141
#B38D42
#B78239
#AD8A3B
#B78038
#AB8439
#B78B4B
#AB8D3F
#B0903D
#A8854A
#B98036
#B07939
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B38442
- RGB179, 132, 66
- CMYK0, 18, 44, 30
- CSSrgb(179, 132, 66)
- HSL35°, 46%, 48%
- HSL Precise35.044°, 46.122%, 48.039%
- HSV35°, 63%, 70%
- HSB35°, 63%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.518, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.518, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.518, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB38442
- DECIMAL ID11764802
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
