Information about #B18C25 color

#B18C25 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B18C25 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 140, 37) — 69.4% red, 54.9% green, 14.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 55 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B18C25 reads as a energetic, saturated orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from University Of California Gold (#B78727). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nugget (#BC9229) and Sahara (#B79826).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 140, 37) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. No one has named #B18C25 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B18C25 color variations

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

#B18C25 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 #B18C25

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

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B18C25
  • RGB177, 140, 37
  • CMYK0, 15, 55, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 140, 37)
  • HSL44°, 65%, 42%
  • HSL Precise44.143°, 65.421%, 41.961%
  • HSV44°, 79%, 69%
  • HSB44°, 79%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.549, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.549, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.549, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB18C25
  • DECIMAL ID11635749
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01