Information about #B85C40 color

#B85C40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B85C40 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(184, 92, 64) — 72.2% red, 36.1% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 36 / 47 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm red, #B85C40 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brown Rust (#AF593E) and Flame Pea (#BE5C48).

The recipe behind #B85C40 is rgb(184, 92, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B85C40 color variations

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

#B85C40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B85C40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B85C40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B85C40 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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#B85C40 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 #B85C40

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

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Deep Chestnut color link
Deep Chestnut

#B94E48

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

#B85C40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B85C40
  • RGB184, 92, 64
  • CMYK0, 36, 47, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 92, 64)
  • HSL14°, 48%, 49%
  • HSL Precise14°, 48.387%, 48.627%
  • HSV14°, 65%, 72%
  • HSB14°, 65%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.361, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.361, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.361, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB85C40
  • DECIMAL ID12082240
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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