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#b35502 color: Elm Brown Red

#b35502 is rgb(179, 85, 2) in RGB and oklch(55.667% 0.14412 51.124) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

55.7%
0.144
51°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • amber-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #b35502

#b35502 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.98:1 contrast and black text 4.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elm Brown Red (#b25b09). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b35502 mixed with white

  1. b35502
  2. bc672e
  3. c57848
  4. cd8960
  5. d59977
  6. ddaa8d
  7. e4bba4
  8. ecccba
  9. f2ddd1
  10. f9eee8

Darker: #b35502 mixed with black

  1. b35502
  2. 9b4901
  3. 843d01
  4. 6e3101
  5. 582600
  6. 431c00
  7. 2f1100
  8. 1d0800
  9. 0c0200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #b35502 with less saturation

  1. b35502
  2. ad591e
  3. a85d2d
  4. a26139
  5. 9c6443
  6. 96674c
  7. 8f6a55
  8. 896d5d
  9. 826f64
  10. 7b716c

Questions about #b35502

What color is #b35502?

#b35502 is bright brown. The closest named color is Elm Brown Red. In RGB it is rgb(179, 85, 2), in HSL hsl(28.14, 97.79%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.667% 0.14412 51.124).

What colors go well with #b35502?

The complementary color of #b35502 is #007fb4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b94a4d and #9b6900. The triadic partners are #008b69 and #7661c0.

Is white or black text more readable on #b35502?

White text reads better on #b35502: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and black gives 4.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b35502 a warm or cool color?

#b35502 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.144.