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#b26232 color: Date Fruit Brown

#b26232 is rgb(178, 98, 50) in RGB and oklch(57.969% 0.12055 49.443) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

58%
0.121
49°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #b26232

#b26232 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.48:1 contrast and black text 4.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Date Fruit Brown (#af642b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b26232 mixed with white

  1. b26232
  2. bb7248
  3. c3815d
  4. cc9171
  5. d4a085
  6. dbb099
  7. e3bfad
  8. eacfc1
  9. f1dfd5
  10. f8efea

Darker: #b26232 mixed with black

  1. b26232
  2. 9a542a
  3. 834722
  4. 6d3a1b
  5. 572d14
  6. 43210d
  7. 2f1607
  8. 1d0b03
  9. 0c0301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #b26232 with less saturation

  1. b26232
  2. ad653c
  3. a86844
  4. a36b4c
  5. 9d6d53
  6. 98705a
  7. 927261
  8. 8d7468
  9. 87766e
  10. 817874

Questions about #b26232

What color is #b26232?

#b26232 is bright brown. The closest named color is Date Fruit Brown. In RGB it is rgb(178, 98, 50), in HSL hsl(22.5, 56.14%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.969% 0.12055 49.443).

What colors go well with #b26232?

The complementary color of #b26232 is #0086b3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b75a5d and #a07000. The triadic partners are #00906e and #796cbc.

Is white or black text more readable on #b26232?

White text reads better on #b26232: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and black gives 4.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b26232 a warm or cool color?

#b26232 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 58% and its chroma 0.121.