Information about #B38513 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B38513 presents itself as a energetic, saturated orange — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rusty Gold (#B57F0C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B) and Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C).
In RGB terms — rgb(179, 133, 19) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B38513 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#B38513 color variations
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#B38513 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B38513 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B38513 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B38513 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B38513 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 #B38513 color
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Nearest named colors to #B38513
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B57F0C
#B8860B
#AE8B0C
#AC7D0C
#BC7F0C
#AC7911
#A48111
#AA8805
#A47D0E
#A88905
#C58917
#AB9004
#B38513 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B38513
- RGB179, 133, 19
- CMYK0, 18, 63, 30
- CSSrgb(179, 133, 19)
- HSL43°, 81%, 39%
- HSL Precise42.75°, 80.808%, 38.824%
- HSV43°, 89%, 70%
- HSB43°, 89%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
- GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.522, 0.075)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.522, 0.075, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.522, 0.075)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDB38513
- DECIMAL ID11765011
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
