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#b46626 color: Dirty Brown

#b46626 is rgb(180, 102, 38) in RGB and oklch(58.82% 0.12544 55.7) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

58.8%
0.125
56°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #b46626

#b46626 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dirty Brown (#b5651e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b46626 mixed with white

  1. b46626
  2. bc7540
  3. c58557
  4. cd946c
  5. d5a381
  6. dcb296
  7. e4c1aa
  8. ebd1bf
  9. f2e0d4
  10. f8efea

Darker: #b46626 mixed with black

  1. b46626
  2. 9c5820
  3. 854a19
  4. 6e3c13
  5. 582f0d
  6. 442308
  7. 301704
  8. 1d0c02
  9. 0c0401
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b46626 with less saturation

  1. b46626
  2. af6933
  3. aa6c3e
  4. a56e48
  5. a07150
  6. 9a7358
  7. 957560
  8. 8f7768
  9. 89796f
  10. 837b76

Questions about #b46626

What color is #b46626?

#b46626 is bright brown. The closest named color is Dirty Brown. In RGB it is rgb(180, 102, 38), in HSL hsl(27.04, 65.14%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.82% 0.12544 55.7).

What colors go well with #b46626?

The complementary color of #b46626 is #0387bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc5b55 and #9e7600. The triadic partners are #009479 and #846bbe.

Is white or black text more readable on #b46626?

White text reads better on #b46626: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b46626 a warm or cool color?

#b46626 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.125.