Information about #B98350 color

#B98350 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B98350 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 131, 80) — 72.5% red, 51.4% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 41 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B98350 is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Triple Putty (#B78B4B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deer (#BA8759) and Honey Mustard (#B68F52).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 131, 80) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B98350: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. #B98350 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B98350 color variations

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

#B98350 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 #B98350

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

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B98350
  • RGB185, 131, 80
  • CMYK0, 21, 41, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 131, 80)
  • HSL29°, 43%, 52%
  • HSL Precise29.143°, 42.857%, 51.961%
  • HSV29°, 57%, 73%
  • HSB29°, 57%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.514, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.514, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.514, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB98350
  • DECIMAL ID12157776
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01