Palettes / Colors / #74331B

#74331B — Orange

#74331B is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #74331B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#74331B is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1B5C74; it also sits naturally between #741B30 and #745F1B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 20% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 77% · Key 55%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #74331B

.text { color: #74331B; }
.background { background-color: #74331B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74331B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 51, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 62%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74331B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 51, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74331B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 51, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#74331B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#74331B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1B5C74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74331B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #74331B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #74331B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #74331B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #74331A  ·  #74331C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #74331B?

#74331B is Orange, a orange color (RGB 116, 51, 27). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74331B?

#74331B is RGB 116, 51, 27 — HSL 16°, 62%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 56%, 77%, 55%.

What colors go with #74331B?

Its complement is #1B5C74; analogous partners are #741B30 and #745F1B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74331B for text?

White text on #74331B has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.23:1.