Information about #84470B color

#84470B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #84470B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 71, 11) — 51.8% red, 27.8% green, 4.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 47 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#84470B presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Saddle Brown (#8B4513). Slightly further away sit Dark Bronze (#804A00) and Medium Brown (#7F5112).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(132, 71, 11)), which gives #84470B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #84470B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#84470B color variations

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#84470B 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 #84470B

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

Saddle Brown color link
Saddle Brown

#8B4513

Dark Bronze color link
Dark Bronze

#804A00

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Brown color link
Brown

#88540B

Russet color link
Russet

#80461B

Red Dirt color link
Red Dirt

#7F5217

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Iced Tea color link
Iced Tea

#923C01

Fuzzy Wuzzy color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy

#87421F

Warm Brown color link
Warm Brown

#964E02

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#84470B
  • RGB132, 71, 11
  • CMYK0, 24, 47, 48
  • CSSrgb(132, 71, 11)
  • HSL30°, 85%, 28%
  • HSL Precise29.752°, 84.615%, 28.039%
  • HSV30°, 92%, 52%
  • HSB30°, 92%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.278, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.278, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.278, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID84470B
  • DECIMAL ID8668939
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01