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#b66e2f color: Brown Alpaca

#b66e2f is rgb(182, 110, 47) in RGB and oklch(60.589% 0.11934 58.437) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

60.6%
0.119
58°
  • 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 #b66e2f

#b66e2f is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 58°.

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: #b66e2f mixed with white

  1. b66e2f
  2. be7c47
  3. c68b5c
  4. ce9971
  5. d5a885
  6. ddb699
  7. e4c4ad
  8. ebd3c1
  9. f2e2d6
  10. f8f0ea

Darker: #b66e2f mixed with black

  1. b66e2f
  2. 9e5f27
  3. 865020
  4. 6f4119
  5. 593312
  6. 44260c
  7. 301906
  8. 1d0e03
  9. 0c0401
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b66e2f with less saturation

  1. b66e2f
  2. b1713b
  3. ac7345
  4. a8754e
  5. a37756
  6. 9d795e
  7. 987b66
  8. 937d6d
  9. 8d7f74
  10. 88807b

Questions about #b66e2f

What color is #b66e2f?

#b66e2f is bright brown. The closest named color is Brown Alpaca. In RGB it is rgb(182, 110, 47), in HSL hsl(28, 58.95%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.589% 0.11934 58.437).

What colors go well with #b66e2f?

The complementary color of #b66e2f is #2a8bc1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bf6458 and #9f7d11. The triadic partners are #009983 and #8b71bf.

Is white or black text more readable on #b66e2f?

White text reads better on #b66e2f: 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 #b66e2f a warm or cool color?

#b66e2f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.119.