Information about #B8720A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B8720A presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Philippine Gold (#B17304). Slightly further away sit Brown Orange (#B96902) and Rusty Gold (#B57F0C).
The recipe behind #B8720A is rgb(184, 114, 10), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B8720A: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#B8720A color variations
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#B8720A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B8720A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B8720A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B8720A color hues
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#B8720A 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 #B8720A color
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Nearest named colors to #B8720A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B17304
#B96902
#B57F0C
#BC7F0C
#C26B03
#AC7911
#AC7D0C
#C87606
#BE6400
#B06500
#B1610B
#B8860B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B8720A
- RGB184, 114, 10
- CMYK0, 27, 68, 28
- CSSrgb(184, 114, 10)
- HSL36°, 90%, 38%
- HSL Precise35.862°, 89.691%, 38.039%
- HSV36°, 95%, 72%
- HSB36°, 95%, 72%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
- GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.447, 0.039)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.447, 0.039, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.447, 0.039)
- Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDB8720A
- DECIMAL ID12087818
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
