Information about #B49788 color

#B49788 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B49788 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 151, 136) — 70.6% red, 59.2% green, 53.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 17 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned warm orange, #B49788 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 almost identical to Del Rio (#B5998E). Slightly further away sit Ivory Brown (#B09B8C) and Thatch (#B1948F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 151, 136)), which gives #B49788 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B49788 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B49788 color variations

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

#B49788 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 #B49788

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

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B49788
  • RGB180, 151, 136
  • CMYK0, 11, 17, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 151, 136)
  • HSL20°, 23%, 62%
  • HSL Precise20.455°, 22.68%, 61.961%
  • HSV20°, 24%, 71%
  • HSB20°, 24%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.592, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.592, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.592, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB49788
  • DECIMAL ID11835272
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01