Information about #B38A10 color

#B38A10 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B38A10 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 138, 16) — 70.2% red, 54.1% green, 6.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 64 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B38A10 is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B) and Rusty Gold (#B57F0C).

The recipe behind #B38A10 is rgb(179, 138, 16), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. No one has named #B38A10 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B38A10 color variations

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

#B38A10 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 #B38A10

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

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38A10
  • RGB179, 138, 16
  • CMYK0, 16, 64, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 138, 16)
  • HSL45°, 84%, 38%
  • HSL Precise44.908°, 83.59%, 38.235%
  • HSV45°, 91%, 70%
  • HSB45°, 91%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.541, 0.063)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.541, 0.063, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.541, 0.063)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB38A10
  • DECIMAL ID11766288
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01