Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b7990c, its pure hue is 49.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.7%, and its lightness is 38.2%. 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 #b7990c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171302 to #a0860b.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b7990c. In RGB, it consists of 71.8% Red, 60.0% Green, and 4.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 16.4% Magenta, 93.4% Yellow, and 28.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 49.5°, with saturation of 87.7% and lightness of 38.2%. The decimal value for #b7990c is 12032268, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9900. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b7990c is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Tints of #b7990c
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b7990c, its pure hue is 49.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.7%, and its lightness is 38.2%. 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 #b7990c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c0a62a to #f6f2e1.
Tones of #b7990c
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b7990c, its pure hue is 49.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.7%, 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 #b7990c, which range from #626262 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c3a100 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #b7990c
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b7990c! For #b7990c, 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, #b7990c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #b7990c
This color, #b7990c, consists of 71.8% Red, 60.0% Green, and 4.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 183, Green = 153, Blue = 12. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b7990c is 0% Cyan, 16.4% Magenta, 93.4% Yellow, and 28.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 183 | 153 | 12 |
Octal | 267 | 231 | 14 |
Hexa | #b7 | #99 | #0c |
Binary | 10110111 | 10011001 | 00001100 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 0 | 16 | 93 | 28 |
Octal | 0 | 20 | 135 | 34 |
Hexa | #00 | #10 | #5d | #1c |
Binary | 00000000 | 00010000 | 01011101 | 00011100 |
Analogous Colors of #b7990c
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b7990c — which has hue 49.5° — its analogous colors are located at 19.5° and 79.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7990c.
Triadic Colors of #b7990c
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 #b7990c — which has hue 49.5° — its triadic colors are located at 49.5° and 289.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7990c.
Complementary Color of #b7990c
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b7990c — which has hue 49.5° — its complementary color is located at 229.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7990c.
Split Complementary Colors of #b7990c
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 #b7990c — which has hue 49.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 49.5° and 259.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7990c.
Tetradic Colors of #b7990c
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 #b7990c — which has hue 49.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 319.5°, 49.5°, 139.5°, and 229.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7990c.
Monochromatic Colors of #b7990c
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b7990c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #594b09 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f8d42c (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b7990c
We want to make getting started with #b7990c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b7990c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b7990c 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 #b7990c with other HTML elements.
#b7990c Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #b7990c;">The color of this text is #b7990c.</span>
#b7990c Background Color
<div style="background-color: #b7990c; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b7990c.</div>
#b7990c Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b7990c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b7990c.</span>
#b7990c Border Color
<div style="border: #b7990c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b7990c.</div>
#b7990c Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b7990c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b7990c on a white background.</div></div>
#b7990c Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b7990c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b7990c on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #b7990c to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b7990c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b7990c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b7990c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b7990c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b7990c to white.</div>
Gradient from #b7990c to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b7990c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b7990c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b7990c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b7990c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b7990c to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #b7990c
In addition to using #b7990c 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 #b7990c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b7990c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 183, Green = 153, Blue = 12). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b7990c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #b7990c |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(183, 153, 12) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #b7990c; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #b7990c; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #b7990c; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(183, 153, 12); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#b7990c") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:183, green:153, blue:12, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:183 green:153 blue:12 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(183f, 153f, 12f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(183, 153, 12); |
#b7990c Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #b7990c the same way. For those with color blindness, #b7990c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b7990c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b7990c 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 #b7990c 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 #b7990c 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #b7990c 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 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.