Information about #B46B11 color

#B46B11 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B46B11 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 107, 17) — 70.6% red, 42% green, 6.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 64 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored warm orange, #B46B11 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Pumpkin Skin (#B1610B) and Light Brown (#B5651D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 107, 17)), which gives #B46B11 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B46B11 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B46B11 color variations

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

#B46B11 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 #B46B11

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B46B11
  • RGB180, 107, 17
  • CMYK0, 29, 64, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 107, 17)
  • HSL33°, 83%, 39%
  • HSL Precise33.129°, 82.741%, 38.627%
  • HSV33°, 91%, 71%
  • HSB33°, 91%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.420, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.420, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.420, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB46B11
  • DECIMAL ID11823889
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01