#b17714 Color Information

#b17714 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b17714. In RGB, it consists of 69.4% Red, 46.7% Green, and 7.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 32.8% Magenta, 88.7% Yellow, and 30.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 37.8°, with saturation of 79.7% and lightness of 38.6%. The decimal value for #b17714 is 11630356, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996600. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b17714 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#b17714 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color177, 119, 20 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.4%, 46.7%, 7.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.306, 0.533, 0.922 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.328, 0.887, 0.306 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color37.8°, 79.7%, 38.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color37.8°, 88.7%, 69.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.855, 22.591, 3.712 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color112, 177, 20 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11630356 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color54.649, 15.216, 56.956 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)54.649, 58.953, 75.042 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color54.649, 47.865, 52.612 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color47.530, 10.163, 28.640 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.486, 0.442, 22.591 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289820436 / 0xffb17714 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996600 Copy
Last Updated: November 22, 2024

Shades of #b17714

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b17714, its pure hue is 37.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.7%, and its lightness is 38.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b17714, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160f03 to #9b6812.

Tints of #b17714

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b17714, its pure hue is 37.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.7%, and its lightness is 38.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b17714, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bb8831 to #f5eee2.

Tones of #b17714

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b17714, its pure hue is 37.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b17714, which range from #636363 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c57c00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b17714

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b17714! For #b17714, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b17714. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b17714

This color, #b17714, consists of 69.4% Red, 46.7% Green, and 7.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 177, Green = 119, Blue = 20. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b17714 is 0% Cyan, 32.8% Magenta, 88.7% Yellow, and 30.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.4%
C0.0%
G46.7%
M32.8%
B7.8%
Y88.7%
K30.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 177 119 20
Octal 261 167 24
Hexa #b1 #77 #14
Binary 10110001 01110111 00010100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 32 88 30
Octal 0 40 130 36
Hexa #00 #20 #58 #1e
Binary 00000000 00100000 01011000 00011110

Analogous Colors of #b17714

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b17714 — which has hue 37.8° — its analogous colors are located at 7.8° and 67.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b17714.

Triadic Colors of #b17714

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b17714 — which has hue 37.8° — its triadic colors are located at 37.8° and 277.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b17714.

Complementary Color of #b17714

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b17714 — which has hue 37.8° — its complementary color is located at 217.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b17714.

Split Complementary Colors of #b17714

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b17714 — which has hue 37.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 37.8° and 247.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b17714.

Tetradic Colors of #b17714

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b17714 — which has hue 37.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 307.8°, 37.8°, 127.8°, and 217.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b17714.

Monochromatic Colors of #b17714

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b17714, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #543a0f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f4ad33 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b17714

We want to make getting started with #b17714 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b17714 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b17714 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b17714 with other HTML elements.

#b17714 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b17714.
<span style="color: #b17714;">The color of this text is #b17714.</span>

#b17714 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b17714.
<div style="background-color: #b17714; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b17714.</div>

#b17714 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b17714.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b17714;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b17714.</span>

#b17714 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b17714.
<div style="border: #b17714 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b17714.</div>

#b17714 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b17714 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b17714; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b17714 on a white background.</div></div>

#b17714 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b17714 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b17714; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b17714 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b17714 to White

This is a gradient from #b17714 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b17714,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b17714,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b17714,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b17714,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b17714 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b17714 to Black

This is a gradient from #b17714 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b17714,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b17714,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b17714,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b17714,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b17714 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b17714

In addition to using #b17714 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b17714 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b17714, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 177, Green = 119, Blue = 20). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b17714 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b17714
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(177, 119, 20)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b17714; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b17714; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b17714; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(177, 119, 20);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b17714")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:177, green:119, blue:20, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:177 green:119 blue:20 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(177f, 119f, 20f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(177, 119, 20);
 

#b17714 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b17714 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b17714 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b17714 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b17714 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b17714 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b17714 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b17714 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.8:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #b17714 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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