Information about #B6A172 color

#B6A172 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6A172 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 161, 114) — 71.4% red, 63.1% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 27 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B6A172 is a softly balanced 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 Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Piha Sand (#B7A077) and Griffin Oak (#B99B74).

The recipe behind #B6A172 is rgb(182, 161, 114), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6A172: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6A172 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6A172 color variations

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

#B6A172 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6A172 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B6A172 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6A172 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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#B6A172 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 #B6A172

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

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

#B6A172 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6A172
  • RGB182, 161, 114
  • CMYK0, 8, 27, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 161, 114)
  • HSL41°, 32%, 58%
  • HSL Precise41.471°, 31.776%, 58.039%
  • HSV41°, 37%, 71%
  • HSB41°, 37%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.631, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.631, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.631, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB6A172
  • DECIMAL ID11968882
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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