#B7924E Color

#B7924E is rgb(183, 146, 78) in RGB, hsl(39, 42%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 57%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7924E

HEX#B7924E

RGBrgb(183, 146, 78)

HSLhsl(39, 42%, 51%)

HSVhsv(39, 57%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 57%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.097 81.1)

LABlab(63.01% 8.48 41.06)

LCHlch(63.01% 41.93 78.33)

What #B7924E 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 #B7924E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 3.9 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 9.01 Camel#C19A6BΔE 11.33 Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 13.47 Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 14.68 Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 15.24

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#B7924E Channel Values

How #B7924E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 183 · G 146 · B 78	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 39° · S 42% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 39° · S 57% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 20% · Y 57% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.9:1 vs white · 7.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7924E 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 text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B7924E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7924E; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B7924E

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

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How #B7924E 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#B7924E

Protanopia#99994E

Protanomaly#A6964E

Deuteranopia#9F9F4B

Deuteranomaly#A99A4C

Tritanopia#BC8C8C

Tritanomaly#BA8E78

Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #B7924E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7924e: #B7924E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7924E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7924e': '#B7924E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.573, blue: 0.306)

Android XML<color name="color_b7924e">#B7924E</color>

SVG fillfill="#B7924E"

More Orange Colors

#B7924E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#B7924E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7924E?

#B7924E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(183, 146, 78) in RGB and hsl(39, 42%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #B7924E?

#B7924E is rgb(183, 146, 78) — red 183, green 146, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7924E?

#B7924E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 57%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7924E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7924E scores 2.9:1 against white and 7.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7924E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7924E 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.14, which is visibly different.

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