Information about #B48E13 color

#B48E13 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B48E13 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 142, 19) — 70.6% red, 55.7% green, 7.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 63 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #B48E13 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C). Slightly further away sit Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B) and Gold Foil (#BD9B16).

The recipe behind #B48E13 is rgb(180, 142, 19), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B48E13: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B48E13 color variations

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#B48E13 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 #B48E13

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

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B48E13
  • RGB180, 142, 19
  • CMYK0, 15, 63, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 142, 19)
  • HSL46°, 81%, 39%
  • HSL Precise45.839°, 80.905%, 39.02%
  • HSV46°, 89%, 71%
  • HSB46°, 89%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.557, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.557, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.557, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB48E13
  • DECIMAL ID11832851
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01