Information about #B56F4A color

#B56F4A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B56F4A falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 111, 74) — 71% red, 43.5% green, 29% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 42 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #B56F4A feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Clay (#B66A50) and Adobe (#BD6C48).

The recipe behind #B56F4A is rgb(181, 111, 74), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B56F4A: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. #B56F4A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B56F4A color variations

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

#B56F4A 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 #B56F4A

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

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Pendragon color link
Pendragon

#B2723E

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B56F4A
  • RGB181, 111, 74
  • CMYK0, 27, 42, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 111, 74)
  • HSL21°, 42%, 50%
  • HSL Precise20.748°, 41.961%, 50%
  • HSV21°, 59%, 71%
  • HSB21°, 59%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.435, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.435, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.435, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB56F4A
  • DECIMAL ID11890506
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01