Information about Soft Brown color

#B7825F - Soft Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B7825F, known as "Soft Brown", is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(183, 130, 95) (71.8% red, 51% green, 37.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 21 / 35 / 28 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B7825F reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Earth Brown (#BC815F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deer (#BA8759) and Gold Coast (#B38B5E).

The recipe behind #B7825F is rgb(183, 130, 95), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B7825F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.3:1. The name "Soft Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Soft Brown color variations

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

Soft 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

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 Soft Brown

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

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Medium Wood color link
Medium Wood

#A68064

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B7825F
  • RGB183, 130, 95
  • CMYK0, 21, 35, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 130, 95)
  • HSL24°, 38%, 55%
  • HSL Precise23.864°, 37.931%, 54.51%
  • HSV24°, 48%, 72%
  • HSB24°, 48%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.510, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.510, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.510, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB7825F
  • DECIMAL ID12026463
  • Name Length10
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