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#b17002 color: Caramel

#b17002 is rgb(177, 112, 2) in RGB and oklch(60.075% 0.12984 69.719) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

60.1%
0.130
70°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.05:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #b17002

#b17002 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 70°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.05:1 contrast and black text 5.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Caramel (#af6f09). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b17002 mixed with white

  1. b17002
  2. b97e31
  3. c28c4c
  4. ca9b64
  5. d2a97b
  6. dab791
  7. e1c5a7
  8. e9d4bd
  9. f0e2d3
  10. f8f0e9

Darker: #b17002 mixed with black

  1. b17002
  2. 996001
  3. 835101
  4. 6c4301
  5. 573500
  6. 422700
  7. 2f1a00
  8. 1c0e00
  9. 0c0400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #b17002 with less saturation

  1. b17002
  2. ad7222
  3. a87433
  4. a37640
  5. 9f784b
  6. 9a7a55
  7. 957b5f
  8. 907d68
  9. 8b7e70
  10. 867f78

Questions about #b17002

What color is #b17002?

#b17002 is bright brown. The closest named color is Caramel. In RGB it is rgb(177, 112, 2), in HSL hsl(37.71, 97.77%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.075% 0.12984 69.719).

What colors go well with #b17002?

The complementary color of #b17002 is #3a84ca. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c06241 and #938100. The triadic partners are #009790 and #9868ba.

Is white or black text more readable on #b17002?

White text reads better on #b17002: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and black gives 5.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b17002 a warm or cool color?

#b17002 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 70 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.13.