Information about #B87147 color

#B87147 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B87147 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 113, 71) — 72.2% red, 44.3% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 44 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #B87147 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Adobe (#BD6C48). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bamboo (#BA6F3F) and Sunburnt Salmon (#BF6C4A).

In RGB terms — rgb(184, 113, 71) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. No one has named #B87147 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B87147 color variations

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#B87147 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 #B87147

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

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Pendragon color link
Pendragon

#B2723E

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B87147
  • RGB184, 113, 71
  • CMYK0, 28, 44, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 113, 71)
  • HSL22°, 44%, 50%
  • HSL Precise22.301°, 44.314%, 50%
  • HSV22°, 61%, 72%
  • HSB22°, 61%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.443, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.443, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.443, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB87147
  • DECIMAL ID12087623
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01