#b47756 Color Information

#b47756 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 #b47756, and its official name is Apricot Mix. In RGB, it consists of 70.6% Red, 46.7% Green, and 33.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 33.9% Magenta, 52.2% Yellow, and 29.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 21.1°, with saturation of 38.5% and lightness of 52.2%. The decimal value for #b47756 is 11827030, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc6666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b47756 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#b47756 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorApricot Mix Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color180, 119, 86 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.6%, 46.7%, 33.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.294, 0.533, 0.663 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.339, 0.522, 0.294 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color21.1°, 38.5%, 52.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color21.1°, 52.2%, 70.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.099, 23.569, 11.925 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color180, 137, 86 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11827030 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color55.653, 20.234, 27.851 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)55.653, 34.425, 54.002 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color55.653, 45.198, 29.713 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color48.548, 14.679, 19.420 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.433, 0.377, 23.569 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290017110 / 0xffb47756 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc6666 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #b47756

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b47756, its pure hue is 21.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.5%, and its lightness is 52.2%. 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 #b47756, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #170f0b to #9e684b.

Tints of #b47756

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b47756, its pure hue is 21.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.5%, and its lightness is 52.2%. 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 #b47756, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bd886b to #f6eeea.

Tones of #b47756

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b47756, its pure hue is 21.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.5%, 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 #b47756, which range from #858585 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff610b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b47756

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b47756! For #b47756, 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, #b47756. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b47756

This color, #b47756, consists of 70.6% Red, 46.7% Green, and 33.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 180, Green = 119, Blue = 86. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b47756 is 0% Cyan, 33.9% Magenta, 52.2% Yellow, and 29.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.6%
C0.0%
G46.7%
M33.9%
B33.7%
Y52.2%
K29.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 180 119 86
Octal 264 167 126
Hexa #b4 #77 #56
Binary 10110100 01110111 01010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 33 52 29
Octal 0 41 64 35
Hexa #00 #21 #34 #1d
Binary 00000000 00100001 00110100 00011101

Analogous Colors of #b47756

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b47756 — which has hue 21.1° — its analogous colors are located at 21.1° and 351.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b47756.

Triadic Colors of #b47756

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 #b47756 — which has hue 21.1° — its triadic colors are located at 21.1° and 261.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b47756.

Complementary Color of #b47756

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b47756 — which has hue 21.1° — its complementary color is located at 201.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b47756.

Split Complementary Colors of #b47756

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 #b47756 — which has hue 21.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 21.1° and 231.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b47756.

Tetradic Colors of #b47756

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 #b47756 — which has hue 21.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 291.1°, 21.1°, 111.1°, and 201.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b47756.

Monochromatic Colors of #b47756

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b47756, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #56443a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e5b89f (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b47756

We want to make getting started with #b47756 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b47756 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b47756 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 #b47756 with other HTML elements.

#b47756 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b47756.
<span style="color: #b47756;">The color of this text is #b47756.</span>

#b47756 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b47756.
<div style="background-color: #b47756; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b47756.</div>

#b47756 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b47756.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b47756;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b47756.</span>

#b47756 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b47756.
<div style="border: #b47756 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b47756.</div>

#b47756 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b47756 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b47756; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b47756 on a white background.</div></div>

#b47756 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b47756 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b47756; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b47756 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b47756 to White

This is a gradient from #b47756 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b47756,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b47756,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b47756,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b47756,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b47756 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b47756 to Black

This is a gradient from #b47756 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b47756,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b47756,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b47756,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b47756,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b47756 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b47756

In addition to using #b47756 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 #b47756 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b47756, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 180, Green = 119, Blue = 86). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b47756 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 #b47756
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(180, 119, 86)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b47756; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b47756; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b47756; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(180, 119, 86);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b47756")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:180, green:119, blue:86, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:180 green:119 blue:86 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(180f, 119f, 86f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(180, 119, 86);
 

#b47756 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b47756 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b47756 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b47756 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b47756 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 #b47756 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 #b47756 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 #b47756 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 3.7:1 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 #b47756 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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