Information about #B1542F color

#B1542F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1542F falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 84, 47) — 69.4% red, 32.9% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 51 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B1542F reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Stage (#AD522E). Slightly further away sit Fiery Orange (#B1592F) and Rose Of Sharon (#AC512D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(177, 84, 47)), which gives #B1542F its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1542F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B1542F color variations

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

#B1542F 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 #B1542F

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

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1542F
  • RGB177, 84, 47
  • CMYK0, 36, 51, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 84, 47)
  • HSL17°, 58%, 44%
  • HSL Precise17.077°, 58.036%, 43.922%
  • HSV17°, 73%, 69%
  • HSB17°, 73%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.329, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.329, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.329, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB1542F
  • DECIMAL ID11621423
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01