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#b56110 color: Orangish Brown

#b56110 is rgb(181, 97, 16) in RGB and oklch(57.966% 0.13604 56.261) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

58%
0.136
56°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #b56110

#b56110 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.49:1 contrast and black text 4.68:1, 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: #b56110 mixed with white

  1. b56110
  2. be7134
  3. c6814d
  4. ce9164
  5. d6a07b
  6. ddb091
  7. e4c0a6
  8. ebcfbc
  9. f2dfd2
  10. f9efe9

Darker: #b56110 mixed with black

  1. b56110
  2. 9d530c
  3. 864609
  4. 6f3906
  5. 592d04
  6. 442102
  7. 301501
  8. 1d0b00
  9. 0c0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b56110 with less saturation

  1. b56110
  2. b06426
  3. aa6834
  4. a56b3f
  5. 9f6d49
  6. 9a7052
  7. 94725b
  8. 8e7463
  9. 87766b
  10. 817873

Questions about #b56110

What color is #b56110?

#b56110 is bright brown. The closest named color is Orangish Brown. In RGB it is rgb(181, 97, 16), in HSL hsl(29.45, 83.76%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.966% 0.13604 56.261).

What colors go well with #b56110?

The complementary color of #b56110 is #0084bf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bd554e and #9d7200. The triadic partners are #009278 and #8367c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #b56110?

White text reads better on #b56110: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and black gives 4.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b56110 a warm or cool color?

#b56110 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 58% and its chroma 0.136.