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#B78124 Color

#B78124 is rgb(183, 129, 36) in RGB, hsl(38, 67%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 80%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B78124
HEX#B78124
RGBrgb(183, 129, 36)
HSLhsl(38, 67%, 43%)
HSVhsv(38, 80%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 80%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.123 75.9)
LABlab(58.40% 15.68 55.04)
LCHlch(58.40% 57.23 74.09)

What #B78124 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B78124, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#B78124 Channel Values

How #B78124 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 183 · G 129 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 67% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 80% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 80% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B78124 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B78124

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B78124; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B78124

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B78124.

How #B78124 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B78124
Protanopia#8C8C23
Protanomaly#9F8823
Deuteranopia#96961A
Deuteranomaly#A48E1F
Tritanopia#BB7A7A
Tritanomaly#BA7D63
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B78124 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b78124: #B78124;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B78124;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b78124': '#B78124' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.506, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_b78124">#B78124</color>
SVG fillfill="#B78124"

More Brown Colors

#B78124 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B78124 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B78124?

#B78124 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(183, 129, 36) in RGB and hsl(38, 67%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #B78124?

#B78124 is rgb(183, 129, 36) — red 183, green 129, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B78124?

#B78124 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 80%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B78124 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B78124 scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B78124 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B78124 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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