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#b56142 color: Maui Mai Tai

#b56142 is rgb(181, 97, 66) in RGB and oklch(58.424% 0.11753 40.645) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

58.4%
0.118
41°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #b56142

#b56142 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Maui Mai Tai (#b66044). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b56142 mixed with white

  1. b56142
  2. be7155
  3. c68067
  4. ce907a
  5. d6a08c
  6. ddaf9f
  7. e5bfb2
  8. eccfc5
  9. f2dfd8
  10. f9efeb

Darker: #b56142 mixed with black

  1. b56142
  2. 9d5338
  3. 86462f
  4. 6f3925
  5. 592d1c
  6. 442114
  7. 30150b
  8. 1d0b05
  9. 0c0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b56142 with less saturation

  1. b56142
  2. b06449
  3. ab684f
  4. a56b55
  5. a06d5b
  6. 9a7061
  7. 957366
  8. 8f756c
  9. 897771
  10. 827976

Questions about #b56142

What color is #b56142?

#b56142 is soft brown. The closest named color is Maui Mai Tai. In RGB it is rgb(181, 97, 66), in HSL hsl(16.17, 46.56%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.424% 0.11753 40.645).

What colors go well with #b56142?

The complementary color of #b56142 is #008aac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b65b6b and #a76e19. The triadic partners are #269164 and #6f72bf.

Is white or black text more readable on #b56142?

White text reads better on #b56142: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b56142 a warm or cool color?

#b56142 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.118.