Information about Electric Brown color

#B56257 - Electric Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B56257, known as "Electric Brown", is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 98, 87) — 71% red, 38.4% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 37 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B56257 presents itself as a moderately toned warm red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Clay (#B66A50). Slightly further away sit Long Spring (#B95754) and Pastel Blood (#BD5F60).

The recipe behind #B56257 is rgb(181, 98, 87), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. The name "Electric Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Electric Brown color variations

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

Electric Brown color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Electric Brown

#B56257
#C48279

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#D3A19B

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#E1C0BC

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#F0DFDD

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White

#FFFFFF

Electric Brown color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Electric Brown

#B56257
#964B41

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#703831

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#4B2520

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#251210

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Black

#000000

Electric Brown color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Electric Brown

#B56257
#AB685F

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#A06E67

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#95736F

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#8A7977

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Grey

#808080

Electric Brown color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#98B558

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#B5AE58

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#B58858

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Electric Brown

#B56257
#B55872

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#B55898

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#AE58B5

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Electric Brown 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
#B56257
Electric Brown

#B56257

#58ABB6
#58ABB6

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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
#B56257
Electric Brown

#B56257

#587CB6
#587CB6

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#58B692
#58B692

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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
#B69258
#B69258

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#B56257
Electric Brown

#B56257

#B6587C
#B6587C

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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
#B56257
Electric Brown

#B56257

#58B663
#58B663

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#6358B6
#6358B6

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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
#B56257
Electric Brown

#B56257

#ABB658
#ABB658

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#58ABB6
#58ABB6

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#6358B6
#6358B6

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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
#B56257
Electric Brown

#B56257

#7CB658
#7CB658

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#58ABB6
#58ABB6

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#9258B6
#9258B6

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Nearest named colors to Electric Brown

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

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Lovett Lavender color link
Lovett Lavender

#B85E63

Water Persimmon color link
Water Persimmon

#B56C60

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Apricot Brandy color link
Apricot Brandy

#C26A5A

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Electric Brown color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#B56257 - Electric Brown color image Electric Brown color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B56257
  • RGB181, 98, 87
  • CMYK0, 33, 37, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 98, 87)
  • HSL7°, 39%, 53%
  • HSL Precise7.021°, 38.843%, 52.549%
  • HSV7°, 52%, 71%
  • HSB7°, 52%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.384, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.384, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.384, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB56257
  • DECIMAL ID11887191
  • Name Length14
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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