Information about #B5855E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B5855E falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 133, 94) — 71% red, 52.2% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 34 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5855E is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange 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 practically indistinguishable from Soft Brown (#B7825F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gold Coast (#B38B5E) and Deer (#BA8759).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 133, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5855E: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. #B5855E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5855E color variations

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

#B5855E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5855E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5855E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5855E 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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#B5855E 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 #B5855E

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

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Golden Quartz Ochre color link
Golden Quartz Ochre

#AA8A58

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

#B5855E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5855E
  • RGB181, 133, 94
  • CMYK0, 19, 34, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 133, 94)
  • HSL27°, 37%, 54%
  • HSL Precise26.897°, 37.021%, 53.922%
  • HSV27°, 48%, 71%
  • HSB27°, 48%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.522, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.522, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.522, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5855E
  • DECIMAL ID11896158
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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