Information about #B74814 color

#B74814 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B74814 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(183, 72, 20) — 71.8% red, 28.2% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 64 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B74814 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 practically indistinguishable from Rust (#B7410E). Slightly further away sit Metallic Brown (#AC4313) and Ayers Rock (#AE451D).

The recipe behind #B74814 is rgb(183, 72, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B74814 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B74814 color variations

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#B74814 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 #B74814

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

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Satin Orange color link
Satin Orange

#C64020

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B74814
  • RGB183, 72, 20
  • CMYK0, 44, 64, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 72, 20)
  • HSL19°, 80%, 40%
  • HSL Precise19.141°, 80.296%, 39.804%
  • HSV19°, 89%, 72%
  • HSB19°, 89%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.282, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.282, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.282, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB74814
  • DECIMAL ID12011540
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01