Information about Adobe color

#BD6C48 - Adobe color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD6C48, known as "Adobe", falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 108, 72) — 74.1% red, 42.4% green, 28.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 46 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #BD6C48 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sunburnt Salmon (#BF6C4A). Slightly further away sit Evermore (#BE6A3F) and Bamboo (#BA6F3F).

The recipe behind #BD6C48 is rgb(189, 108, 72), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BD6C48: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. The name "Adobe" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Adobe color variations

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

Adobe 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 Adobe

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Red Damask color link
Red Damask

#CB6F4A

Mischief color link
Mischief

#CB6946

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Adobe color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD6C48
  • RGB189, 108, 72
  • CMYK0, 32, 46, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 108, 72)
  • HSL18°, 47%, 51%
  • HSL Precise18.462°, 46.988%, 51.176%
  • HSV18°, 62%, 74%
  • HSB18°, 62%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.424, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.424, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.424, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD6C48
  • DECIMAL ID12414024
  • Name Length5
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