Information about #B9774E color

#B9774E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9774E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 119, 78) (72.5% red, 46.7% green, 30.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 26 / 42 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm orange, #B9774E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Orange Salmon (#C47451). Slightly further away sit Adobe (#BD6C48) and Sunburnt Salmon (#BF6C4A).

The recipe behind #B9774E is rgb(185, 119, 78), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9774E: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. No one has named #B9774E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9774E color variations

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

#B9774E 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 #B9774E

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

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9774E
  • RGB185, 119, 78
  • CMYK0, 26, 42, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 119, 78)
  • HSL23°, 43%, 52%
  • HSL Precise22.991°, 43.32%, 51.569%
  • HSV23°, 58%, 73%
  • HSB23°, 58%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.467, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.467, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.467, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9774E
  • DECIMAL ID12154702
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01