Information about #B4966E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B4966E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 150, 110) — 70.6% red, 58.8% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 27 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B4966E reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dust (#B2996E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Goldie (#B39B69) and Castlepoint (#AD9569).

The recipe behind #B4966E is rgb(180, 150, 110), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B4966E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B4966E color variations

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

#B4966E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B4966E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B4966E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B4966E 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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#B4966E 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 #B4966E

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

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Double Doeskin color link
Double Doeskin

#AC916E

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

#B4966E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4966E
  • RGB180, 150, 110
  • CMYK0, 12, 27, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 150, 110)
  • HSL34°, 32%, 57%
  • HSL Precise34.286°, 31.818%, 56.863%
  • HSV34°, 39%, 71%
  • HSB34°, 39%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.588, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.588, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.588, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB4966E
  • DECIMAL ID11834990
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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