Information about #B3A078 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B3A078 reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Piha Sand (#B7A077). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Griffin Oak (#B99B74) and Doeskin (#B6A081).
In RGB terms — rgb(179, 160, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B3A078 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#B3A078 color variations
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#B3A078 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B3A078 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B3A078 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B3A078 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B3A078 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B3A078 color
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Nearest named colors to #B3A078
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B7A077
#B99B74
#B6A081
#B79F81
#B89F6F
#B6977D
#B9A281
#B4A183
#B9A873
#AC987D
#A89E7D
#B2996E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B3A078
- RGB179, 160, 120
- CMYK0, 7, 23, 30
- CSSrgb(179, 160, 120)
- HSL41°, 28%, 59%
- HSL Precise40.678°, 27.962%, 58.627%
- HSV41°, 33%, 70%
- HSB41°, 33%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
- GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.627, 0.471)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.627, 0.471, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.627, 0.471)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB3A078
- DECIMAL ID11772024
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
