#b78e21 Color Information

#b78e21 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 #b78e21. In RGB, it consists of 71.8% Red, 55.7% Green, and 12.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 22.4% Magenta, 82% Yellow, and 28.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 43.6°, with saturation of 69.4% and lightness of 42.4%. The decimal value for #b78e21 is 12029473, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b78e21 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#b78e21 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color183, 142, 33 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color71.8%, 55.7%, 12.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.282, 0.443, 0.871 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.224, 0.82, 0.282 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color43.6°, 69.4%, 42.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color43.6°, 82.0%, 71.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.476, 29.523, 5.584 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color89, 183, 33 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12029473 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.241, 5.505, 58.868 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.241, 59.125, 84.657 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.241, 34.422, 59.671 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color54.335, 1.747, 31.942 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.456, 0.457, 29.523 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290219553 / 0xffb78e21 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9933 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b78e21

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b78e21, its pure hue is 43.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.4%, and its lightness is 42.4%. 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 #b78e21, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171204 to #a07c1d.

Tints of #b78e21

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b78e21, its pure hue is 43.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.4%, and its lightness is 42.4%. 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 #b78e21, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c09c3d to #f6f1e3.

Tones of #b78e21

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b78e21, its pure hue is 43.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.4%, 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 #b78e21, which range from #6c6c6c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d89d00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b78e21

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b78e21! For #b78e21, 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, #b78e21. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b78e21

This color, #b78e21, consists of 71.8% Red, 55.7% Green, and 12.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 183, Green = 142, Blue = 33. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b78e21 is 0% Cyan, 22.4% Magenta, 82% Yellow, and 28.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R71.8%
C0.0%
G55.7%
M22.4%
B12.9%
Y82.0%
K28.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 183 142 33
Octal 267 216 41
Hexa #b7 #8e #21
Binary 10110111 10001110 00100001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 22 81 28
Octal 0 26 121 34
Hexa #00 #16 #51 #1c
Binary 00000000 00010110 01010001 00011100

Analogous Colors of #b78e21

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b78e21 — which has hue 43.6° — its analogous colors are located at 13.6° and 73.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b78e21.

Triadic Colors of #b78e21

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 #b78e21 — which has hue 43.6° — its triadic colors are located at 43.6° and 283.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b78e21.

Complementary Color of #b78e21

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b78e21 — which has hue 43.6° — its complementary color is located at 223.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b78e21.

Split Complementary Colors of #b78e21

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 #b78e21 — which has hue 43.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 43.6° and 253.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b78e21.

Tetradic Colors of #b78e21

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 #b78e21 — which has hue 43.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 313.6°, 43.6°, 133.6°, and 223.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b78e21.

Monochromatic Colors of #b78e21

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b78e21, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #534319 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f1c653 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b78e21

We want to make getting started with #b78e21 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b78e21 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b78e21 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 #b78e21 with other HTML elements.

#b78e21 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b78e21.
<span style="color: #b78e21;">The color of this text is #b78e21.</span>

#b78e21 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b78e21.
<div style="background-color: #b78e21; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b78e21.</div>

#b78e21 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b78e21.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b78e21;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b78e21.</span>

#b78e21 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b78e21.
<div style="border: #b78e21 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b78e21.</div>

#b78e21 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b78e21 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b78e21; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b78e21 on a white background.</div></div>

#b78e21 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b78e21 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b78e21; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b78e21 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b78e21 to White

This is a gradient from #b78e21 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b78e21,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b78e21,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b78e21,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b78e21,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b78e21 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b78e21 to Black

This is a gradient from #b78e21 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b78e21,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b78e21,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b78e21,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b78e21,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b78e21 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b78e21

In addition to using #b78e21 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 #b78e21 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b78e21, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 183, Green = 142, Blue = 33). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b78e21 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 #b78e21
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(183, 142, 33)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b78e21; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b78e21; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b78e21; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(183, 142, 33);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b78e21")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:183, green:142, blue:33, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:183 green:142 blue:33 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(183f, 142f, 33f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(183, 142, 33);
 

#b78e21 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b78e21 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b78e21 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b78e21 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b78e21 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 #b78e21 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 #b78e21 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 #b78e21 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 3.0:1 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 #b78e21 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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