Information about #B5871C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B5871C reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to University Of California Gold (#B78727). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cinnamon (#C58917) and Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B).
The recipe behind #B5871C is rgb(181, 135, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B5871C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#B5871C color variations
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#B5871C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B5871C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B5871C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B5871C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B5871C 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 #B5871C color
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Nearest named colors to #B5871C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B78727
#C58917
#B8860B
#BC9425
#B57F0C
#AE8B0C
#BC9229
#BC7F0C
#B79826
#AC7911
#C77D1C
#A28B23
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B5871C
- RGB181, 135, 28
- CMYK0, 18, 60, 29
- CSSrgb(181, 135, 28)
- HSL42°, 73%, 41%
- HSL Precise41.961°, 73.206%, 40.98%
- HSV42°, 85%, 71%
- HSB42°, 85%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
- GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.529, 0.110)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.529, 0.110, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.529, 0.110)
- Percentage of Red in RGB71%
- Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB5871C
- DECIMAL ID11896604
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
