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#b6590f color: Elm Brown Red

#b6590f is rgb(182, 89, 15) in RGB and oklch(56.788% 0.1422 51.134) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

56.8%
0.142
51°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #b6590f

#b6590f is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

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

The closest named color is Elm Brown Red (#b25b09). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b6590f mixed with white

  1. b6590f
  2. bf6a33
  3. c77b4c
  4. cf8b63
  5. d79c79
  6. deac8f
  7. e6bda5
  8. eccdbc
  9. f3ded2
  10. f9eee8

Darker: #b6590f mixed with black

  1. b6590f
  2. 9e4c0b
  3. 864008
  4. 6f3405
  5. 592803
  6. 441d02
  7. 301301
  8. 1d0900
  9. 0c0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b6590f with less saturation

  1. b6590f
  2. b05d24
  3. ab6132
  4. a5643d
  5. 9f6847
  6. 996b50
  7. 926d58
  8. 8c7060
  9. 857268
  10. 7e756f

Questions about #b6590f

What color is #b6590f?

#b6590f is bright brown. The closest named color is Elm Brown Red. In RGB it is rgb(182, 89, 15), in HSL hsl(26.59, 84.77%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.788% 0.1422 51.134).

What colors go well with #b6590f?

The complementary color of #b6590f is #0083b9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc4e51 and #9f6c00. The triadic partners are #008f6c and #7964c3.

Is white or black text more readable on #b6590f?

White text reads better on #b6590f: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b6590f a warm or cool color?

#b6590f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.142.