Information about #B38E62 color

#B38E62 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B38E62 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 142, 98) — 70.2% red, 55.7% green, 38.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 32 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B38E62 presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one 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 a hair away from Gold Coast (#B38B5E). Slightly further away sit Triple Canterbury Clay (#B59465) and Alamo (#BA8C66).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 142, 98) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B38E62: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B38E62 color variations

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

#B38E62 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38E62 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38E62 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38E62 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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#B38E62 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 #B38E62

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

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

#B38E62 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38E62
  • RGB179, 142, 98
  • CMYK0, 15, 32, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 142, 98)
  • HSL33°, 35%, 54%
  • HSL Precise32.593°, 34.764%, 54.314%
  • HSV33°, 45%, 70%
  • HSB33°, 45%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.557, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.557, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.557, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB38E62
  • DECIMAL ID11767394
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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