Information about #B46121 color

#B46121 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B46121 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(180, 97, 33) (70.6% red, 38% green, 12.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 33 / 58 / 29 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B46121 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dirty Brown (#B5651E). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Omega (#B56519).

The recipe behind #B46121 is rgb(180, 97, 33), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B46121: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B46121 color variations

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

#B46121 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B46121 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B46121 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B46121 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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#B42621

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#B46121 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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#212BB5
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#21B5AB
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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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#B5212B
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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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#21B561
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#6121B5
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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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#75B521
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#6121B5
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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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#2BB521
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#AB21B5
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Nearest named colors to #B46121

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

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Chinese Yellow Tea color link
Chinese Yellow Tea

#B7702D

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

#B46121 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B46121
  • RGB180, 97, 33
  • CMYK0, 33, 58, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 97, 33)
  • HSL26°, 69%, 42%
  • HSL Precise26.122°, 69.014%, 41.765%
  • HSV26°, 82%, 71%
  • HSB26°, 82%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.380, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.380, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.380, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB46121
  • DECIMAL ID11821345
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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