Information about #B59C7E color

#B59C7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B59C7E falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 156, 126) — 71% red, 61.2% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 22 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B59C7E is a softly balanced orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Howlin Wolf (#B79F81). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Doeskin (#B6A081) and Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 156, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B59C7E: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B59C7E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B59C7E color variations

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

#B59C7E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B59C7E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B59C7E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B59C7E 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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#B59C7E 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 #B59C7E

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

Aesthetic Brown color link
Aesthetic Brown

#B6977D

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

#B59C7E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B59C7E
  • RGB181, 156, 126
  • CMYK0, 10, 22, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 156, 126)
  • HSL33°, 27%, 60%
  • HSL Precise32.727°, 27.094%, 60.196%
  • HSV33°, 30%, 71%
  • HSB33°, 30%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.612, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.612, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.612, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB59C7E
  • DECIMAL ID11902078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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