Information about Piha Sand color

#B7A077 - Piha Sand color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B7A077, known as "Piha Sand", falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(183, 160, 119) — 71.8% red, 62.7% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 25 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B7A077 is a moderately toned warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Griffin Oak (#B99B74). Slightly further away sit Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F) and Coromandel (#B9A873).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(183, 160, 119)), which gives #B7A077 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B7A077: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. The name "Piha Sand" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Piha Sand color variations

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

Piha Sand color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Piha Sand

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#C5B291

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White

#FFFFFF

Piha Sand color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#9D8253

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#76613E

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#4E4129

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Black

#000000

Piha Sand color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AC9976

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#A29278

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#978C7A

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Grey

#808080

Piha Sand 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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#B7A077
#B68576

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Piha Sand 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
#B7A077
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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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#B7A077

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#76AEB7
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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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#B7A077
Piha Sand

#B7A077

#B77F76
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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
#B7A077
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#76B79F
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#9F76B7
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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
#B7A077
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#8EB776
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#768EB7
#768EB7

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#9F76B7
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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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Piha Sand

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#76B77F
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#768EB7
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#B776AE
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Nearest named colors to Piha Sand

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Aesthetic Brown color link
Aesthetic Brown

#B6977D

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Piha Sand color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#B7A077 - Piha Sand color image Piha Sand color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B7A077 - Piha Sand color image Piha Sand color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#B7A077 - Piha Sand color image Piha Sand color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B7A077 - Piha Sand color image Piha Sand color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B7A077
  • RGB183, 160, 119
  • CMYK0, 9, 25, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 160, 119)
  • HSL38°, 31%, 59%
  • HSL Precise38.438°, 30.769%, 59.216%
  • HSV38°, 35%, 72%
  • HSB38°, 35%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.627, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.627, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.627, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB7A077
  • DECIMAL ID12034167
  • Name Length9
  • This page visited11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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