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#b45910 color: Elm Brown Red

#b45910 is rgb(180, 89, 16) in RGB and oklch(56.498% 0.14007 51.582) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

56.5%
0.140
52°
  • 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
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #b45910

#b45910 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast and black text 4.38:1, 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: #b45910 mixed with white

  1. b45910
  2. bd6a33
  3. c57b4c
  4. ce8b63
  5. d69c79
  6. ddac8f
  7. e5bda5
  8. eccdbc
  9. f2ded2
  10. f9eee8

Darker: #b45910 mixed with black

  1. b45910
  2. 9c4c0c
  3. 854009
  4. 6e3406
  5. 582804
  6. 441d02
  7. 301301
  8. 1d0900
  9. 0c0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b45910 with less saturation

  1. b45910
  2. af5d24
  3. a96132
  4. a3643d
  5. 9d6746
  6. 976a4f
  7. 916d58
  8. 8b6f60
  9. 847267
  10. 7d746f

Questions about #b45910

What color is #b45910?

#b45910 is bright brown. The closest named color is Elm Brown Red. In RGB it is rgb(180, 89, 16), in HSL hsl(26.71, 83.67%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.498% 0.14007 51.582).

What colors go well with #b45910?

The complementary color of #b45910 is #0082b8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ba4e50 and #9d6b00. The triadic partners are #008e6c and #7864c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #b45910?

White text reads better on #b45910: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and black gives 4.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b45910 a warm or cool color?

#b45910 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.14.