Information about #78604D color

#78604D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78604D falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 96, 77) — 47.1% red, 37.6% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 17 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #78604D reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Roman Coffee (#795D4C). Slightly further away sit Rustic Brown (#766451) and Double Otter (#796053).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 96, 77) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #78604D: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#78604D color variations

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#78604D 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 #78604D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Roman Coffee color link
Roman Coffee

#795D4C

Rustic Brown color link
Rustic Brown

#766451

Double Otter color link
Double Otter

#796053

Echidna color link
Echidna

#745F52

Bandit color link
Bandit

#72624F

Dakota color link
Dakota

#745D55

Soya Bean color link
Soya Bean

#6F634B

Buffalo color link
Buffalo

#765F57

Dark Taupe color link
Dark Taupe

#7F684E

Pine Cone color link
Pine Cone

#756556

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78604D
  • RGB120, 96, 77
  • CMYK0, 9, 17, 53
  • CSSrgb(120, 96, 77)
  • HSL27°, 22%, 39%
  • HSL Precise26.512°, 21.827%, 38.627%
  • HSV27°, 36%, 47%
  • HSB27°, 36%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.376, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.376, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.376, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID78604D
  • DECIMAL ID7888973
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01