Information about #B5A48C color

#B5A48C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5A48C falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 164, 140) — 71% red, 64.3% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 16 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B5A48C reads as a calm, restrained orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Akaroa (#B1A589). Nearby in the Register you will also find Paperback (#B3A190) and Gilded Beige (#B39F8D).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 164, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #B5A48C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5A48C color variations

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#B5A48C 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 #B5A48C

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

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

#B5A48C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5A48C
  • RGB181, 164, 140
  • CMYK0, 7, 16, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 164, 140)
  • HSL35°, 22%, 63%
  • HSL Precise35.122°, 21.693%, 62.941%
  • HSV35°, 23%, 71%
  • HSB35°, 23%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.643, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.643, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.643, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5A48C
  • DECIMAL ID11904140
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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