Information about #B48B3F color

#B48B3F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B48B3F falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 139, 63) — 70.6% red, 54.5% green, 24.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 46 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B48B3F reads as a confidently colored orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Classius (#B38D42). Nearby in the Register you will also find Antique Gold (#B0903D) and Alpine (#AD8A3B).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 139, 63) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #B48B3F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B48B3F color variations

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

#B48B3F 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 #B48B3F

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

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B48B3F
  • RGB180, 139, 63
  • CMYK0, 16, 46, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 139, 63)
  • HSL39°, 48%, 48%
  • HSL Precise38.974°, 48.148%, 47.647%
  • HSV39°, 65%, 71%
  • HSB39°, 65%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.545, 0.247)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.545, 0.247, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.545, 0.247)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB48B3F
  • DECIMAL ID11832127
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01