Information about #7B642A color

#7B642A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #7B642A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(123, 100, 42) — 48.2% red, 39.2% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 32 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid orange, #7B642A sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 a near neighbor of Hot Curry (#815B28). Nearby in the Register you will also find Yukon Gold (#826A21) and Fiddlesticks (#7D641D).

In RGB terms — rgb(123, 100, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #7B642A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #7B642A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#7B642A color variations

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#7B642A 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 #7B642A

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

Hot Curry color link
Hot Curry

#815B28

Yukon Gold color link
Yukon Gold

#826A21

Fiddlesticks color link
Fiddlesticks

#7D641D

Flat Earth color link
Flat Earth

#855F31

Crete color link
Crete

#77712B

Olivetone color link
Olivetone

#747028

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Stowaway color link
Stowaway

#7D5D39

Dirt Brown color link
Dirt Brown

#836539

Yellow Metal color link
Yellow Metal

#716338

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7B642A
  • RGB123, 100, 42
  • CMYK0, 9, 32, 52
  • CSSrgb(123, 100, 42)
  • HSL43°, 49%, 32%
  • HSL Precise42.963°, 49.091%, 32.353%
  • HSV43°, 66%, 48%
  • HSB43°, 66%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.482, 0.392, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.482, 0.392, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.482, 0.392, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID7B642A
  • DECIMAL ID8086570
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01