Information about #B1722A color

#B1722A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1722A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 114, 42) — 69.4% red, 44.7% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 53 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B1722A reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from High Five (#B26F2C). Slightly further away sit Chinese Yellow Tea (#B7702D) and Reno Sand (#B26E33).

The recipe behind #B1722A is rgb(177, 114, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B1722A: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B1722A color variations

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

#B1722A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B1722A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B1722A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B1722A 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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#B1722A 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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Nearest named colors to #B1722A

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

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Chinese Yellow Tea color link
Chinese Yellow Tea

#B7702D

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Pirate Gold color link
Pirate Gold

#BA782A

Leather color link
Leather

#AC7434

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Durian color link
Durian

#B07939

#B1722A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1722A
  • RGB177, 114, 42
  • CMYK0, 25, 53, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 114, 42)
  • HSL32°, 62%, 43%
  • HSL Precise32°, 61.644%, 42.941%
  • HSV32°, 76%, 69%
  • HSB32°, 76%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.447, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.447, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.447, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB1722A
  • DECIMAL ID11629098
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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