Palettes / Colors / #782C17

#782C17 — Orange

#782C17 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the orange family.

#782C17 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 #176378; it also sits naturally between #781732 and #785C17. 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 47% · Green 17% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 81% · Key 53%

Previews

CSS code for #782C17

.text { color: #782C17; }
.background { background-color: #782C17; }
.border { border: 3px solid #782C17; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 44, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 68%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #782C17; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 44, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #782C17; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 44, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#782C17">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#782C17">Div content here</div>

Shades of #782C17

Tints of #782C17

Tones of #782C17

Color harmonies

Complementary — #176378:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #782C17: #FFFFFF.

How #782C17 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 #782C17 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #782C17?

#782C17 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 120, 44, 23). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #782C17?

#782C17 is RGB 120, 44, 23 — HSL 13°, 68%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 81%, 53%.

What colors go with #782C17?

Its complement is #176378; analogous partners are #781732 and #785C17. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #782C17 for text?

White text on #782C17 has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.17:1.