Information about #B86217 color

#B86217 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B86217 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 98, 23) — 72.2% red, 38.4% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 34 / 63 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B86217 is a vivid, lively orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

In RGB terms — rgb(184, 98, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. #B86217 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B86217 color variations

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#B86217 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 #B86217

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

#B86217 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B86217
  • RGB184, 98, 23
  • CMYK0, 34, 63, 28
  • HSL28°, 78%, 41%
  • HSL Precise27.95°, 77.778%, 40.588%
  • HSV28°, 88%, 72%
  • HSB28°, 88%, 72%
  • HEX IDB86217
  • DECIMAL ID12083735
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
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