#B4885D
- RGB
- 180, 136, 93
- Brightness
- 146.7
- HSL (°,%,%)
- 30°, 37%, 54%
- HSV V %
- 71%
- Lab
- 60.0, 11.4, 29.5
- CMYK (%)
- 0%, 24%, 48%, 29%
- PNG size
- 6.1 KB
- Tone / Feel
- mid, soft warm hue
Black text
6.62:1
AA (normal) · AAA (large) (large)
White text
3.17:1
Fail (normal) · AA (large) (large)
Recommended text: Black (6.62:1 — AA / AAA (large))
Color Profile: #B4885D
Common Name: Brown Beige
Hex: #B4885D
RGB: 180, 136, 93
HSL: ~30°, ~36%, ~54%
Contrast vs White: 4.4 : 1 (AA large ✅)
Contrast vs Black: 8.6 : 1 (AAA ✅)
Quick Mood Insight:
A warmly neutral, grounded tone with rustic elegance. Often evoking warmth, aged leather, old woodwork, and artisan craftsmanship, #B4885D remains a quiet mainstay in palettes that value tradition and earth-rooted clarity.
Closest Matches:
- RAL 1011 - Brown Beige (#B4885D) — Exact match, ΔE=0.00
- Vista - Safari Sun (#B4885C) — ΔE=0.54
- Pantone Premium Metallics - 10131 C (#B0855C) — ΔE=1.64
- Federal Std 595c - 30257 (Earth Yellow) (#B48A5C) — ΔE=1.76
- Dutch Boy - Toned Honey (#B1875E) — ΔE=1.57
- Why Designers Use It.
Designers reach for #B4885D because it whispers stability and restraint without falling into dull neutrality. Its subtle warmth makes it ideal for institutional, commercial, and heritage builds where modern minimalism isn’t the goal. It's seen on government buildings, public interiors, and military-grade coatings. As a RAL Classic tone, it’s part of the European architectural color vocabulary—used consistently in coatings for metal structures, transport equipment, construction exteriors, and regulated signage. Brown Beige mimics natural sandstone or aged ochre clay, often used to visually anchor palettes or reference desert environments. It’s not trend-chasing, but it’s timeless—especially in Germany, Belgium, and northern Europe’s older cityscapes. While not flashy, it's widely trusted, quietly capable, and universally compatible, especially across manufacturing sectors needing consistency.