Information about #B88E2E color

#B88E2E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B88E2E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 142, 46) — 72.2% red, 55.7% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 54 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B88E2E presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34). Slightly further away sit Nugget (#BC9229) and University Of California Gold (#B78727).

The recipe behind #B88E2E is rgb(184, 142, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B88E2E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B88E2E color variations

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

#B88E2E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B88E2E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B88E2E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B88E2E 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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#B88E2E 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 #B88E2E

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

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Filmpro Yellow Oxide color link
Filmpro Yellow Oxide

#B98036

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

#B88E2E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B88E2E
  • RGB184, 142, 46
  • CMYK0, 16, 54, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 142, 46)
  • HSL42°, 60%, 45%
  • HSL Precise41.739°, 60%, 45.098%
  • HSV42°, 75%, 72%
  • HSB42°, 75%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.557, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.557, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.557, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB88E2E
  • DECIMAL ID12095022
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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