Information about #B6AB8F color

#B6AB8F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6AB8F falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(182, 171, 143) — 71.4% red, 67.1% green, 56.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 15 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained orange, #B6AB8F appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Drought (#B8A88F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Toi (#B7AD8B) and Bison Hide (#B5AC94).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(182, 171, 143)), which gives #B6AB8F its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6AB8F: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6AB8F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6AB8F color variations

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

#B6AB8F 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 #B6AB8F

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

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Overland color link
Overland

#B2AA94

Double Tea color link
Double Tea

#B2A894

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Half Malta color link
Half Malta

#B5A695

Mandrake color link
Mandrake

#B0A994

Joss color link
Joss

#B9A896

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6AB8F
  • RGB182, 171, 143
  • CMYK0, 4, 15, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 171, 143)
  • HSL43°, 21%, 64%
  • HSL Precise43.077°, 21.081%, 63.725%
  • HSV43°, 21%, 71%
  • HSB43°, 21%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.671, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.671, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.671, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6AB8F
  • DECIMAL ID11971471
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01