Information about #B87420 color

#B87420 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B87420 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 116, 32) — 72.2% red, 45.5% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 60 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B87420 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 very close to Pirate Gold (#BA782A). Slightly further away sit Chinese Yellow Tea (#B7702D) and High Five (#B26F2C).

In RGB terms — rgb(184, 116, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B87420 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B87420 color variations

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

#B87420 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B87420 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B87420 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B87420 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B87420 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#B620AF
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Nearest named colors to #B87420

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

Pirate Gold color link
Pirate Gold

#BA782A

Chinese Yellow Tea color link
Chinese Yellow Tea

#B7702D

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

#B87420 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B87420
  • RGB184, 116, 32
  • CMYK0, 27, 60, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 116, 32)
  • HSL33°, 70%, 42%
  • HSL Precise33.158°, 70.37%, 42.353%
  • HSV33°, 83%, 72%
  • HSB33°, 83%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.455, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.455, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.455, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB87420
  • DECIMAL ID12088352
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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