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#b66316 color: Light Brown

#b66316 is rgb(182, 99, 22) in RGB and oklch(58.472% 0.13439 56.346) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

58.5%
0.134
56°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #b66316

#b66316 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.39:1 contrast and black text 4.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Light Brown (#b5651d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b66316 mixed with white

  1. b66316
  2. be7337
  3. c78250
  4. ce9266
  5. d6a17c
  6. deb192
  7. e5c0a7
  8. ecd0bd
  9. f2e0d3
  10. f9efe9

Darker: #b66316 mixed with black

  1. b66316
  2. 9e5512
  3. 86470d
  4. 6f3a09
  5. 592e06
  6. 442103
  7. 301602
  8. 1d0b01
  9. 0c0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b66316 with less saturation

  1. b66316
  2. b16629
  3. ab6936
  4. a66c41
  5. a06f4b
  6. 9b7254
  7. 95745d
  8. 8f7665
  9. 89786d
  10. 827a74

Questions about #b66316

What color is #b66316?

#b66316 is bright brown. The closest named color is Light Brown. In RGB it is rgb(182, 99, 22), in HSL hsl(28.88, 78.43%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.472% 0.13439 56.346).

What colors go well with #b66316?

The complementary color of #b66316 is #0086c0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #be5750 and #9e7400. The triadic partners are #009479 and #8468c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #b66316?

White text reads better on #b66316: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and black gives 4.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b66316 a warm or cool color?

#b66316 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.134.