Information about #B49230 color

#B49230 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B49230 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 146, 48) — 70.6% red, 57.3% green, 18.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 73 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #B49230 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34). Slightly further away sit Nugget (#BC9229) and Sahara (#B79826).

The recipe behind #B49230 is rgb(180, 146, 48), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B49230 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B49230 color variations

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

#B49230 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B49230 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B49230 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B49230 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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#B49230 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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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 #B49230

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

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

#B49230 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B49230
  • RGB180, 146, 48
  • CMYK0, 19, 73, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 146, 48)
  • HSL45°, 58%, 45%
  • HSL Precise44.545°, 57.895%, 44.706%
  • HSV45°, 73%, 71%
  • HSB45°, 73%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.573, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.573, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.573, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB49230
  • DECIMAL ID11833904
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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