Information about #B4742B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B4742B presents itself as a energetic, saturated orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chinese Yellow Tea (#B7702D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are High Five (#B26F2C) and Pirate Gold (#BA782A).
In RGB terms — rgb(180, 116, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B4742B: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B4742B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B4742B color variations
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#B4742B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B4742B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B4742B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B4742B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B4742B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B4742B color
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Nearest named colors to #B4742B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B4742B
- RGB180, 116, 43
- CMYK0, 25, 54, 29
- CSSrgb(180, 116, 43)
- HSL32°, 61%, 44%
- HSL Precise31.971°, 61.435%, 43.725%
- HSV32°, 76%, 71%
- HSB32°, 76%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.455, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.455, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.455, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB4742B
- DECIMAL ID11826219
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
