Information about #B3946F color

#B3946F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3946F falls into the Orange Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 148, 111) — 70.2% red, 58% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 27 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B3946F is a mildly saturated 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 Dust (#B2996E). Slightly further away sit Double Doeskin (#AC916E) and Castlepoint (#AD9569).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 148, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3946F: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #B3946F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3946F color variations

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

#B3946F 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 #B3946F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3946F
  • RGB179, 148, 111
  • CMYK0, 12, 27, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 148, 111)
  • HSL33°, 31%, 57%
  • HSL Precise32.647°, 30.909%, 56.863%
  • HSV33°, 38%, 70%
  • HSB33°, 38%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.580, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.580, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.580, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB3946F
  • DECIMAL ID11768943
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01