Information about #B8420F color

#B8420F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B8420F falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(184, 66, 15) — 72.2% red, 25.9% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 46 / 66 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively orange, #B8420F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rust (#B7410E). Slightly further away sit Terlingua Orange (#C13C0F) and Metallic Brown (#AC4313).

In RGB terms — rgb(184, 66, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. #B8420F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B8420F color variations

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

#B8420F 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 #B8420F

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

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Satin Orange color link
Satin Orange

#C64020

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B8420F
  • RGB184, 66, 15
  • CMYK0, 46, 66, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 66, 15)
  • HSL18°, 85%, 39%
  • HSL Precise18.107°, 84.925%, 39.02%
  • HSV18°, 92%, 72%
  • HSB18°, 92%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.259, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.259, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.259, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB8420F
  • DECIMAL ID12075535
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01