Information about #B8A489 color

#B8A489 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B8A489 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 164, 137) — 72.2% red, 64.3% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 18 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B8A489 reads as a gently muted orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Colins Wicket (#B7A786). Slightly further away sit Navarone (#B9A584) and Mushroom (#BA9E88).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(184, 164, 137)), which gives #B8A489 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B8A489: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #B8A489 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B8A489 color variations

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#B8A489 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 #B8A489

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

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B8A489
  • RGB184, 164, 137
  • CMYK0, 8, 18, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 164, 137)
  • HSL34°, 25%, 63%
  • HSL Precise34.468°, 24.868%, 62.941%
  • HSV34°, 26%, 72%
  • HSB34°, 26%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.643, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.643, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.643, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB8A489
  • DECIMAL ID12100745
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01