Information about #B34B17 color

#B34B17 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B34B17 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 75, 23) — 70.2% red, 29.4% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 87 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B34B17 reads as a energetic, saturated orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Ayers Rock (#AE451D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Metallic Brown (#AC4313) and Rust (#B7410E).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 75, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. No one has named #B34B17 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B34B17 color variations

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

#B34B17 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 #B34B17

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

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B34B17
  • RGB179, 75, 23
  • CMYK0, 58, 87, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 75, 23)
  • HSL20°, 77%, 40%
  • HSL Precise20°, 77.228%, 39.608%
  • HSV20°, 87%, 70%
  • HSB20°, 87%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.294, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.294, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.294, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB34B17
  • DECIMAL ID11750167
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01