Information about #B4AB9C color

#B4AB9C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B4AB9C falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 171, 156) — 70.6% red, 67.1% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 9 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B4AB9C reads as a gently muted orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bedrock (#B3AC9C). Slightly further away sit Quarter Pravda (#B4AB9E) and Half Napa (#B4AD9E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 171, 156)), which gives #B4AB9C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B4AB9C: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #B4AB9C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B4AB9C color variations

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

#B4AB9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Half Alabaster

#F0EEEB
White

#FFFFFF

#B4AB9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B4AB9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B4AB9C 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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#B4AB9C 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 #B4AB9C

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

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Quarter Pravda color link
Quarter Pravda

#B4AB9E

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Quarter Stonewashed color link
Quarter Stonewashed

#B2A99D

Eighth Stonewall color link
Eighth Stonewall

#B2AD9E

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Glitterati color link
Glitterati

#B3AD97

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Pristine Lavender color link
Pristine Lavender

#B2A49B

Half Grey Olive color link
Half Grey Olive

#B1AB95

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

#B4AB9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4AB9C
  • RGB180, 171, 156
  • CMYK0, 4, 9, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 171, 156)
  • HSL37°, 14%, 66%
  • HSL Precise37.5°, 13.793%, 65.882%
  • HSV37°, 13%, 71%
  • HSB37°, 13%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.671, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.671, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.671, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB4AB9C
  • DECIMAL ID11840412
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers59 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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