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#b45907 color: Elm Brown Red

#b45907 is rgb(180, 89, 7) in RGB and oklch(56.468% 0.14158 52.614) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

56.5%
0.142
53°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #b45907

#b45907 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast and black text 4.37:1, 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: #b45907 mixed with white

  1. b45907
  2. bd6a30
  3. c57b4a
  4. ce8b61
  5. d69c78
  6. ddac8e
  7. e5bda5
  8. eccdbb
  9. f2ded1
  10. f9eee8

Darker: #b45907 mixed with black

  1. b45907
  2. 9c4c05
  3. 854004
  4. 6e3402
  5. 582802
  6. 441d01
  7. 301300
  8. 1d0900
  9. 0c0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b45907 with less saturation

  1. b45907
  2. ae5d21
  3. a9612f
  4. a3643b
  5. 9d6745
  6. 976a4e
  7. 916d57
  8. 8b6f5f
  9. 847267
  10. 7d746e

Questions about #b45907

What color is #b45907?

#b45907 is bright brown. The closest named color is Elm Brown Red. In RGB it is rgb(180, 89, 7), in HSL hsl(28.44, 92.51%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.468% 0.14158 52.614).

What colors go well with #b45907?

The complementary color of #b45907 is #0081ba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bb4e4e and #9c6c00. The triadic partners are #008e6e and #7a63c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #b45907?

White text reads better on #b45907: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and black gives 4.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b45907 a warm or cool color?

#b45907 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.142.