Information about #B38C29 color

#B38C29 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B38C29 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 140, 41) — 70.2% red, 54.9% green, 16.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 54 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B38C29 is a strongly colored warm orange that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from University Of California Gold (#B78727). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nugget (#BC9229) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

The recipe behind #B38C29 is rgb(179, 140, 41), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B38C29: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #B38C29 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B38C29 color variations

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

#B38C29 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38C29 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38C29 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38C29 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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#B38C29 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 #B38C29

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

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

#B38C29 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38C29
  • RGB179, 140, 41
  • CMYK0, 15, 54, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 140, 41)
  • HSL43°, 63%, 43%
  • HSL Precise43.043°, 62.727%, 43.137%
  • HSV43°, 77%, 70%
  • HSB43°, 77%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.549, 0.161)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.549, 0.161, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.549, 0.161)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB38C29
  • DECIMAL ID11766825
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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