Information about #B49355 color

#B49355 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B49355 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 147, 85) — 70.6% red, 57.6% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 37 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B49355 reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning 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 Honey Mustard (#B68F52). Nearby in the Register you will also find Barley Corn (#B6935C) and Maple Syrup (#BB9351).

The recipe behind #B49355 is rgb(180, 147, 85), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #B49355 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B49355 color variations

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#B49355 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 #B49355

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

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B49355
  • RGB180, 147, 85
  • CMYK0, 13, 37, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 147, 85)
  • HSL39°, 39%, 52%
  • HSL Precise39.158°, 38.776%, 51.961%
  • HSV39°, 53%, 71%
  • HSB39°, 53%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.576, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.576, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.576, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB49355
  • DECIMAL ID11834197
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01