Information about #B48C74 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced amber-leaning orange, #B48C74 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 almost identical to Light Taupe (#B38B6D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Autumn Beige (#AF8D7A) and Brandy Rose (#B6857A).
In RGB terms — rgb(180, 140, 116) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #B48C74 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#B48C74 color variations
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#B48C74 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B48C74 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B48C74 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B48C74 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B48C74 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B48C74 color
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Nearest named colors to #B48C74
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B38B6D
#AF8D7A
#B6857A
#AC916E
#AF937D
#AB8E6B
#AA917B
#B5817D
#BE9676
#B6977D
#B2996E
#BB8B67
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B48C74
- RGB180, 140, 116
- CMYK0, 16, 25, 29
- CSSrgb(180, 140, 116)
- HSL23°, 30%, 58%
- HSL Precise22.5°, 29.907%, 58.039%
- HSV23°, 36%, 71%
- HSB23°, 36%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
- GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.549, 0.455)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.549, 0.455, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.549, 0.455)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB48C74
- DECIMAL ID11832436
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
