Information about #B5997C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B5997C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 153, 124) — 71% red, 60% green, 48.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 22 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B5997C presents itself as a moderately toned warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D). Slightly further away sit Pale Taupe (#BC987E) and Howlin Wolf (#B79F81).

The recipe behind #B5997C is rgb(181, 153, 124), 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, #B5997C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5997C color variations

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

#B5997C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5997C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5997C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5997C 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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#B5997C 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 #B5997C

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

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

#B5997C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5997C
  • RGB181, 153, 124
  • CMYK0, 11, 22, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 153, 124)
  • HSL31°, 28%, 60%
  • HSL Precise30.526°, 27.805%, 59.804%
  • HSV31°, 31%, 71%
  • HSB31°, 31%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.600, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.600, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.600, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5997C
  • DECIMAL ID11901308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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