Information about #B48E6A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B48E6A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 142, 106) — 70.6% red, 55.7% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 29 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B48E6A presents itself as a moderately toned warm orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Taupe (#B38B6D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alamo (#BA8C66) and Triple Canterbury Clay (#B59465).

The recipe behind #B48E6A is rgb(180, 142, 106), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B48E6A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 3.0:1. No one has named #B48E6A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B48E6A color variations

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

#B48E6A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Light Ash Brown

#C2A487
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White

#FFFFFF

#B48E6A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B48E6A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B48E6A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B48E6A 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
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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
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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
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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
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#8E6AB4
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B48E6A

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

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Double Doeskin color link
Double Doeskin

#AC916E

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

#B48E6A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B48E6A
  • RGB180, 142, 106
  • CMYK0, 15, 29, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 142, 106)
  • HSL29°, 33%, 56%
  • HSL Precise29.189°, 33.036%, 56.078%
  • HSV29°, 41%, 71%
  • HSB29°, 41%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.557, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.557, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.557, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB48E6A
  • DECIMAL ID11832938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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