Information about #B49983 color

#B49983 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B49983 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 153, 131) — 70.6% red, 60% green, 51.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 19 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned amber-leaning orange, #B49983 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Neutral Beige (#AE9882). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D) and Howlin Wolf (#B79F81).

The recipe behind #B49983 is rgb(180, 153, 131), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B49983 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B49983 color variations

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

#B49983 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 #B49983

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

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B49983
  • RGB180, 153, 131
  • CMYK0, 11, 19, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 153, 131)
  • HSL27°, 25%, 61%
  • HSL Precise26.939°, 24.623%, 60.98%
  • HSV27°, 27%, 71%
  • HSB27°, 27%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.600, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.600, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.600, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB49983
  • DECIMAL ID11835779
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01