Information about #B6ABA4 color

#B6ABA4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6ABA4 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 171, 164) — 71.4% red, 67.1% green, 64.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 7 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B6ABA4 reads as a gently muted orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Martini (#B7A8A3). Slightly further away sit Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8) and Silk (#BBADA1).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 171, 164) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6ABA4: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #B6ABA4 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B6ABA4 color variations

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#B6ABA4 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 #B6ABA4

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

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6ABA4
  • RGB182, 171, 164
  • CMYK0, 4, 7, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 171, 164)
  • HSL23°, 11%, 68%
  • HSL Precise23.333°, 10.976%, 67.843%
  • HSV23°, 10%, 71%
  • HSB23°, 10%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.671, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.671, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.671, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6ABA4
  • DECIMAL ID11971492
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01