Information about #B46B5E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B46B5E belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 107, 94) — 70.6% red, 42% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 34 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B46B5E reads as a softly balanced earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Water Persimmon (#B56C60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pinkish Brown (#B17261) and Electric Brown (#B56257).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 107, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B46B5E: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B46B5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B46B5E color variations

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

#B46B5E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B46B5E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B46B5E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B46B5E 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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#B46B5E 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 #B46B5E

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

Water Persimmon color link
Water Persimmon

#B56C60

Pinkish Brown color link
Pinkish Brown

#B17261

Electric Brown color link
Electric Brown

#B56257

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Coral Tree color link
Coral Tree

#AB6E67

Copper Penny color link
Copper Penny

#AD6F69

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Lovett Lavender color link
Lovett Lavender

#B85E63

Apricot Brandy color link
Apricot Brandy

#C26A5A

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

#B46B5E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B46B5E
  • RGB180, 107, 94
  • CMYK0, 29, 34, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 107, 94)
  • HSL9°, 36%, 54%
  • HSL Precise9.07°, 36.441%, 53.725%
  • HSV9°, 48%, 71%
  • HSB9°, 48%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.420, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.420, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.420, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB46B5E
  • DECIMAL ID11823966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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