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Information about #B38C73 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B38C73 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 140, 115) — 70.2% red, 54.9% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 25 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B38C73 reads as a mildly saturated warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Taupe (#B38B6D). Slightly further away sit Autumn Beige (#AF8D7A) and Double Doeskin (#AC916E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 140, 115)), which gives #B38C73 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B38C73: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #B38C73 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B38C73 color variations

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

#B38C73 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38C73 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38C73 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38C73 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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#B38C73 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 #B38C73

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

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

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Autumn Beige color link
Autumn Beige

#AF8D7A

Double Doeskin color link
Double Doeskin

#AC916E

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Mongoose color link
Mongoose

#A58B6F

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

#B38C73 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38C73
  • RGB179, 140, 115
  • CMYK0, 15, 25, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 140, 115)
  • HSL23°, 30%, 58%
  • HSL Precise23.438°, 29.63%, 57.647%
  • HSV23°, 36%, 70%
  • HSB23°, 36%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.549, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.549, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.549, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB38C73
  • DECIMAL ID11766899
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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