Information about #B27428 color

#B27428 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B27428 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 116, 40) — 69.8% red, 45.5% green, 15.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 54 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B27428 presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from High Five (#B26F2C). Slightly further away sit Chinese Yellow Tea (#B7702D) and Pirate Gold (#BA782A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(178, 116, 40)), which gives #B27428 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B27428 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B27428 color variations

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

#B27428 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 #B27428

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

Pirate Gold color link
Pirate Gold

#BA782A

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Leather color link
Leather

#AC7434

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B27428
  • RGB178, 116, 40
  • CMYK0, 24, 54, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 116, 40)
  • HSL33°, 63%, 43%
  • HSL Precise33.043°, 63.303%, 42.745%
  • HSV33°, 78%, 70%
  • HSB33°, 78%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.455, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.455, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.455, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB27428
  • DECIMAL ID11695144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01