Information about #B49979 color

#B49979 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B49979 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 153, 121) — 70.6% red, 60% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 23 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B49979 presents itself as a softly balanced orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Griffin Oak (#B99B74) and Piha Sand (#B7A077).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 153, 121)), which gives #B49979 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B49979: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B49979 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B49979 color variations

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

#B49979 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B49979 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B49979 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B49979 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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#B49979 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 #B49979

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

Aesthetic Brown color link
Aesthetic Brown

#B6977D

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

#B49979 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B49979
  • RGB180, 153, 121
  • CMYK0, 11, 23, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 153, 121)
  • HSL33°, 28%, 59%
  • HSL Precise32.542°, 28.23%, 59.02%
  • HSV33°, 33%, 71%
  • HSB33°, 33%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.600, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.600, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.600, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB49979
  • DECIMAL ID11835769
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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