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#b46012 color: Orangish Brown

#b46012 is rgb(180, 96, 18) in RGB and oklch(57.663% 0.13524 55.683) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

57.7%
0.135
56°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #b46012

#b46012 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.54:1 contrast and black text 4.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Orangish Brown (#b25f03). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b46012 mixed with white

  1. b46012
  2. bd7035
  3. c5804e
  4. cd9065
  5. d5a07b
  6. ddaf91
  7. e4bfa6
  8. ebcfbc
  9. f2dfd2
  10. f9efe9

Darker: #b46012 mixed with black

  1. b46012
  2. 9c520e
  3. 85450a
  4. 6e3807
  5. 582c04
  6. 442002
  7. 301501
  8. 1d0a01
  9. 0c0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b46012 with less saturation

  1. b46012
  2. af6326
  3. a96734
  4. a46a3f
  5. 9e6c49
  6. 996f52
  7. 93715a
  8. 8d7363
  9. 86766a
  10. 807772

Questions about #b46012

What color is #b46012?

#b46012 is bright brown. The closest named color is Orangish Brown. In RGB it is rgb(180, 96, 18), in HSL hsl(28.89, 81.82%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.663% 0.13524 55.683).

What colors go well with #b46012?

The complementary color of #b46012 is #0083bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc544e and #9d7100. The triadic partners are #009176 and #8166c0.

Is white or black text more readable on #b46012?

White text reads better on #b46012: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and black gives 4.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b46012 a warm or cool color?

#b46012 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.135.