Information about #B38A5B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B38A5B falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 138, 91) — 70.2% red, 54.1% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 35 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B38A5B is a moderately toned warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gold Coast (#B38B5E). Slightly further away sit Deer (#BA8759) and Golden Quartz Ochre (#AA8A58).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 138, 91)), which gives #B38A5B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B38A5B: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B38A5B color variations

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

#B38A5B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38A5B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38A5B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38A5B 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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#B38A5B 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 #B38A5B

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

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Golden Quartz Ochre color link
Golden Quartz Ochre

#AA8A58

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

#B38A5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38A5B
  • RGB179, 138, 91
  • CMYK0, 16, 35, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 138, 91)
  • HSL32°, 37%, 53%
  • HSL Precise32.045°, 36.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV32°, 49%, 70%
  • HSB32°, 49%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.541, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.541, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.541, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB38A5B
  • DECIMAL ID11766363
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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