Information about #B49682 color

#B49682 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B49682 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 150, 130) — 70.6% red, 58.8% green, 51% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 20 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B49682 reads as a mildly saturated orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Neutral Beige (#AE9882) and Sandrift (#AF937D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 150, 130)), which gives #B49682 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 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.

#B49682 color variations

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

#B49682 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 #B49682

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

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B49682
  • RGB180, 150, 130
  • CMYK0, 12, 20, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 150, 130)
  • HSL24°, 25%, 61%
  • HSL Precise24°, 25%, 60.784%
  • HSV24°, 28%, 71%
  • HSB24°, 28%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.588, 0.510)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.588, 0.510, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.588, 0.510)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB49682
  • DECIMAL ID11835010
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01