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#b66e2e color: Brown Alpaca

#b66e2e is rgb(182, 110, 46) in RGB and oklch(60.579% 0.11984 58.747) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

60.6%
0.120
59°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.99:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #b66e2e

#b66e2e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.99:1 contrast and black text 5.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Alpaca (#b86d29). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b66e2e mixed with white

  1. b66e2e
  2. be7c46
  3. c68b5c
  4. ce9970
  5. d5a885
  6. ddb699
  7. e4c4ad
  8. ebd3c1
  9. f2e2d6
  10. f8f0ea

Darker: #b66e2e mixed with black

  1. b66e2e
  2. 9e5f27
  3. 86501f
  4. 6f4118
  5. 593312
  6. 44260b
  7. 301906
  8. 1d0e02
  9. 0c0401
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b66e2e with less saturation

  1. b66e2e
  2. b1713a
  3. ac7344
  4. a8754d
  5. a37756
  6. 9d795e
  7. 987b66
  8. 937d6d
  9. 8d7f74
  10. 88807b

Questions about #b66e2e

What color is #b66e2e?

#b66e2e is bright brown. The closest named color is Brown Alpaca. In RGB it is rgb(182, 110, 46), in HSL hsl(28.24, 59.65%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.579% 0.11984 58.747).

What colors go well with #b66e2e?

The complementary color of #b66e2e is #2a8bc1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bf6357 and #9f7d10. The triadic partners are #009983 and #8c70bf.

Is white or black text more readable on #b66e2e?

White text reads better on #b66e2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and black gives 5.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b66e2e a warm or cool color?

#b66e2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.12.