Close to Rust
#B14001
#B14001 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Rust. In RGB it’s made of 69.4% red, 25.1% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 21°, with 99% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B14001.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
5.83:1 AABlack text on this color
3.60:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
5.83:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.60:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B14001 as they’d see it.
#B14001 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #B14001
What color is #B14001?
#B14001 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Rust. In RGB it’s made of 69.4% red, 25.1% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 21°, with 99% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #B14001 in RGB?
#B14001 is rgb(177, 64, 1): 177 red, 64 green, and 1 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B14001 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 64, 99, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B14001?
PANTONE 1525 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B14001?
Its complement #056AA4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.