Information about #B7851A color

#B7851A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B7851A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(183, 133, 26) — 71.8% red, 52.2% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 62 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated orange, #B7851A 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 a near neighbor of University Of California Gold (#B78727). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cinnamon (#C58917) and Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B).

In RGB terms — rgb(183, 133, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B7851A 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.

#B7851A color variations

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#B7851A 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 #B7851A

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B7851A
  • RGB183, 133, 26
  • CMYK0, 20, 62, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 133, 26)
  • HSL41°, 75%, 41%
  • HSL Precise40.892°, 75.12%, 40.98%
  • HSV41°, 86%, 72%
  • HSB41°, 86%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.522, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.522, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.522, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB7851A
  • DECIMAL ID12027162
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01