Information about #B79C70 color

#B79C70 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B79C70 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(183, 156, 112) — 71.8% red, 61.2% green, 43.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 28 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B79C70 reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Griffin Oak (#B99B74) and Dust (#B2996E).

In RGB terms — rgb(183, 156, 112) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B79C70: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B79C70 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B79C70 color variations

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

#B79C70 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B79C70 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B79C70 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B79C70 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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#B79C70 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 #B79C70

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

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B79C70
  • RGB183, 156, 112
  • CMYK0, 11, 28, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 156, 112)
  • HSL37°, 33%, 58%
  • HSL Precise37.183°, 33.023%, 57.843%
  • HSV37°, 39%, 72%
  • HSB37°, 39%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.612, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.612, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.612, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB79C70
  • DECIMAL ID12033136
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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