Information about #B85A42 color

#B85A42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B85A42 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(184, 90, 66) (72.2% red, 35.3% green, 25.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 37 / 46 / 28 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B85A42 presents itself as a clearly saturated warm red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44). Slightly further away sit Flame Pea (#BE5C48) and Brown Rust (#AF593E).

The recipe behind #B85A42 is rgb(184, 90, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B85A42: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B85A42 color variations

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

#B85A42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B85A42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B85A42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B85A42 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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#B85A42 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 #B85A42

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

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Deep Chestnut color link
Deep Chestnut

#B94E48

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

#B85A42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B85A42
  • RGB184, 90, 66
  • CMYK0, 37, 46, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 90, 66)
  • HSL12°, 47%, 49%
  • HSL Precise12.203°, 47.2%, 49.02%
  • HSV12°, 64%, 72%
  • HSB12°, 64%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.353, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.353, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.353, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB85A42
  • DECIMAL ID12081730
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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