Information about #B27121 color

#B27121 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B27121 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 113, 33) — 69.8% red, 44.3% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 57 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #B27121 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of High Five (#B26F2C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dirty Brown (#B5651E) and Light Brown (#B5651D).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 113, 33) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B27121 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. No one has named #B27121 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B27121 color variations

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

#B27121 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 #B27121

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

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Pirate Gold color link
Pirate Gold

#BA782A

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B27121
  • RGB178, 113, 33
  • CMYK0, 25, 57, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 113, 33)
  • HSL33°, 69%, 41%
  • HSL Precise33.103°, 68.72%, 41.373%
  • HSV33°, 81%, 70%
  • HSB33°, 81%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.443, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.443, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.443, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB27121
  • DECIMAL ID11694369
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01