Information about #B78C2A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B78C2A belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(183, 140, 42) — 71.8% red, 54.9% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 55 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B78C2A reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to University Of California Gold (#B78727). Slightly further away sit Nugget (#BC9229) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

In RGB terms — rgb(183, 140, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B78C2A: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B78C2A color variations

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

#B78C2A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B78C2A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B78C2A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B78C2A 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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#B78C2A 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 #B78C2A

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

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Filmpro Yellow Oxide color link
Filmpro Yellow Oxide

#B98036

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

#B78C2A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B78C2A
  • RGB183, 140, 42
  • CMYK0, 17, 55, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 140, 42)
  • HSL42°, 63%, 44%
  • HSL Precise41.702°, 62.667%, 44.118%
  • HSV42°, 77%, 72%
  • HSB42°, 77%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.549, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.549, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.549, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB78C2A
  • DECIMAL ID12028970
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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