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#b17118 color: Caramel

#b17118 is rgb(177, 113, 24) in RGB and oklch(60.336% 0.12442 68.289) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35°
100%

60.3%
0.124
68°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.24:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #b17118

#b17118 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 68°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4:1 contrast and black text 5.24:1, 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: #b17118 mixed with white

  1. b17118
  2. b97f39
  3. c28d52
  4. ca9b68
  5. d2a97e
  6. d9b794
  7. e1c6a9
  8. e9d4be
  9. f0e2d4
  10. f8f1e9

Darker: #b17118 mixed with black

  1. b17118
  2. 996113
  3. 83520f
  4. 6c430a
  5. 573507
  6. 422704
  7. 2f1a02
  8. 1c0e01
  9. 0c0400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #b17118 with less saturation

  1. b17118
  2. ad732c
  3. a87539
  4. a47745
  5. 9f794f
  6. 9a7b58
  7. 957c61
  8. 917d6a
  9. 8b7f72
  10. 868079

Questions about #b17118

What color is #b17118?

#b17118 is bright brown. The closest named color is Caramel. In RGB it is rgb(177, 113, 24), in HSL hsl(34.9, 76.12%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.336% 0.12442 68.289).

What colors go well with #b17118?

The complementary color of #b17118 is #3c86c8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bf6447 and #958102. The triadic partners are #00988f and #966bba.

Is white or black text more readable on #b17118?

White text reads better on #b17118: white gives a contrast ratio of 4:1 and black gives 5.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b17118 a warm or cool color?

#b17118 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.124.