Information about #B17C5B color

#B17C5B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B17C5B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 124, 91) — 69.4% red, 48.6% green, 35.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 21 / 34 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B17C5B reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. 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 almost identical to Soft Brown (#B7825F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cafe Au Lait (#A67B5B) and Pinkish Brown (#B17261).

The recipe behind #B17C5B is rgb(177, 124, 91), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B17C5B: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B17C5B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B17C5B color variations

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

#B17C5B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B17C5B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B17C5B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B17C5B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B17C5B 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B17C5B

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

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Cafe Au Lait color link
Cafe Au Lait

#A67B5B

Pinkish Brown color link
Pinkish Brown

#B17261

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Medium Wood color link
Medium Wood

#A68064

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Golden Quartz Ochre color link
Golden Quartz Ochre

#AA8A58

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

#B17C5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B17C5B
  • RGB177, 124, 91
  • CMYK0, 21, 34, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 124, 91)
  • HSL23°, 36%, 53%
  • HSL Precise23.023°, 35.537%, 52.549%
  • HSV23°, 49%, 69%
  • HSB23°, 49%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.486, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.486, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.486, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB17C5B
  • DECIMAL ID11631707
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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