Palettes / Colors / #B17C4E

#B17C4E — Muted Orange

#B17C4E is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

#B17C4E is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4E83B1; it also sits naturally between #B14E51 and #B1AE4E. 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 69% · Green 49% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 56% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B17C4E

.text { color: #B17C4E; }
.background { background-color: #B17C4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B17C4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 124, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 39%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B17C4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 124, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B17C4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 124, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B17C4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B17C4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B17C4E

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Tones of #B17C4E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E83B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B17C4E: #000000.

How #B17C4E 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 #B17C4E 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

← #B17C4D  ·  #B17C4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B17C4E?

#B17C4E is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 177, 124, 78). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B17C4E?

#B17C4E is RGB 177, 124, 78 — HSL 28°, 39%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 56%, 31%.

What colors go with #B17C4E?

Its complement is #4E83B1; analogous partners are #B14E51 and #B1AE4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B17C4E for text?

Black text on #B17C4E has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.58:1.