Information about #B78614 color

#B78614 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B78614 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(183, 134, 20) — 71.8% red, 52.5% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 64 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B78614 is a strongly colored warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B). Slightly further away sit Rusty Gold (#B57F0C) and High Noon (#BC7F0C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(183, 134, 20)), which gives #B78614 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B78614 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B78614 color variations

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

#B78614 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 #B78614

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B78614
  • RGB183, 134, 20
  • CMYK0, 19, 64, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 134, 20)
  • HSL42°, 80%, 40%
  • HSL Precise41.963°, 80.296%, 39.804%
  • HSV42°, 89%, 72%
  • HSB42°, 89%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.525, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.525, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.525, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB78614
  • DECIMAL ID12027412
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01