Information about #B8704C color

#B8704C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B8704C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(184, 112, 76) (72.2% red, 43.9% green, 29.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 28 / 42 / 28 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm orange, #B8704C carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Clay (#B66A50). Slightly further away sit Adobe (#BD6C48) and Sunburnt Salmon (#BF6C4A).

The recipe behind #B8704C is rgb(184, 112, 76), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B8704C: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. No one has named #B8704C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B8704C color variations

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#B8704C 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 #B8704C

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

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Pendragon color link
Pendragon

#B2723E

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B8704C
  • RGB184, 112, 76
  • CMYK0, 28, 42, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 112, 76)
  • HSL20°, 43%, 51%
  • HSL Precise20°, 43.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV20°, 59%, 72%
  • HSB20°, 59%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.439, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.439, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.439, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB8704C
  • DECIMAL ID12087372
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01