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#b56e02 color: Indocile Tiger

#b56e02 is rgb(181, 110, 2) in RGB and oklch(60.22% 0.1331 66.436) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

60.2%
0.133
66°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #b56e02

#b56e02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.2% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 66°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.04:1 contrast and black text 5.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indocile Tiger (#b96b00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b56e02 mixed with white

  1. b56e02
  2. bd7d31
  3. c58b4c
  4. cd9964
  5. d5a87b
  6. dcb691
  7. e3c5a7
  8. ead3bd
  9. f1e2d3
  10. f8f0e9

Darker: #b56e02 mixed with black

  1. b56e02
  2. 9d5f01
  3. 865001
  4. 6f4101
  5. 593300
  6. 442600
  7. 301900
  8. 1d0e00
  9. 0c0400
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b56e02 with less saturation

  1. b56e02
  2. b07122
  3. ab7333
  4. a67540
  5. a1774b
  6. 9c7956
  7. 977b5f
  8. 927d68
  9. 8c7e70
  10. 877f79

Questions about #b56e02

What color is #b56e02?

#b56e02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Indocile Tiger. In RGB it is rgb(181, 110, 2), in HSL hsl(36.2, 97.81%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.22% 0.1331 66.436).

What colors go well with #b56e02?

The complementary color of #b56e02 is #2e86cb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c36045 and #987f00. The triadic partners are #00988d and #9569bf.

Is white or black text more readable on #b56e02?

White text reads better on #b56e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and black gives 5.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b56e02 a warm or cool color?

#b56e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 66 degrees, its lightness 60.2% and its chroma 0.133.