Information about #B48757 color

#B48757 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B48757 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 135, 87) — 70.6% red, 52.9% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 36 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B48757 reads as a moderately toned warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deer (#BA8759). Slightly further away sit Gold Coast (#B38B5E) and Honey Mustard (#B68F52).

The recipe behind #B48757 is rgb(180, 135, 87), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B48757: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B48757 color variations

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

#B48757 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 #B48757

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

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B48757
  • RGB180, 135, 87
  • CMYK0, 18, 36, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 135, 87)
  • HSL31°, 38%, 52%
  • HSL Precise30.968°, 38.272%, 52.353%
  • HSV31°, 52%, 71%
  • HSB31°, 52%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.529, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.529, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.529, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB48757
  • DECIMAL ID11831127
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01