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Information about #B48146 color

#B48146 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B48146 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 129, 70) — 70.6% red, 50.6% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 43 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B48146 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid 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 Golden Oak (#BB8141). Slightly further away sit Triple Putty (#B78B4B) and Classius (#B38D42).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 129, 70) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B48146: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. No one has named #B48146 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B48146 color variations

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

#B48146 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 #B48146

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

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Durian color link
Durian

#B07939

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B48146
  • RGB180, 129, 70
  • CMYK0, 20, 43, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 129, 70)
  • HSL32°, 44%, 49%
  • HSL Precise32.182°, 44%, 49.02%
  • HSV32°, 61%, 71%
  • HSB32°, 61%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.506, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.506, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.506, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB48146
  • DECIMAL ID11829574
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01