Information about Redbud color

#B85439 - Redbud color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B85439, known as "Redbud", falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 84, 57) — 72.2% red, 32.9% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 39 / 50 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B85439 reads as a pleasantly vivid red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Oh Behave (#BE523F). Slightly further away sit Brown Rust (#AF593E) and Balloon (#C14D36).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(184, 84, 57)), which gives #B85439 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B85439: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Redbud" in the Register.

Redbud color variations

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

Redbud 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 Redbud

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

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B85439
  • RGB184, 84, 57
  • CMYK0, 39, 50, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 84, 57)
  • HSL13°, 53%, 47%
  • HSL Precise12.756°, 52.697%, 47.255%
  • HSV13°, 69%, 72%
  • HSB13°, 69%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.329, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.329, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.329, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB85439
  • DECIMAL ID12080185
  • Name Length6
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