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#b55610 color: Obscure Orange

#b55610 is rgb(181, 86, 16) in RGB and oklch(56.169% 0.14316 49.552) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

56.2%
0.143
50°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #b55610

#b55610 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 50°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.88:1 contrast and black text 4.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Obscure Orange (#bb5500). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b55610 mixed with white

  1. b55610
  2. be6833
  3. c6794c
  4. cf8963
  5. d79a79
  6. deab8f
  7. e5bba5
  8. ecccbb
  9. f3ddd2
  10. f9eee8

Darker: #b55610 mixed with black

  1. b55610
  2. 9d4a0c
  3. 863e09
  4. 6f3206
  5. 592704
  6. 441c02
  7. 301201
  8. 1d0800
  9. 0c0200
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b55610 with less saturation

  1. b55610
  2. af5a24
  3. aa5e31
  4. a4623c
  5. 9e6546
  6. 97684f
  7. 916b57
  8. 8a6e5f
  9. 847066
  10. 7c736e

Questions about #b55610

What color is #b55610?

#b55610 is bright brown. The closest named color is Obscure Orange. In RGB it is rgb(181, 86, 16), in HSL hsl(25.45, 83.76%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.169% 0.14316 49.552).

What colors go well with #b55610?

The complementary color of #b55610 is #0081b4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ba4b52 and #9e6900. The triadic partners are #008d68 and #7563c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #b55610?

White text reads better on #b55610: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and black gives 4.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b55610 a warm or cool color?

#b55610 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 50 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.143.