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#b68130 color: Colonel Mustard

#b68130 is rgb(182, 129, 48) in RGB and oklch(64.183% 0.1154 74.112) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

64.2%
0.115
74°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #b68130

#b68130 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 74°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Colonel Mustard (#b68238). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #b68130 mixed with white

  1. b68130
  2. be8d49
  3. c59a5f
  4. cda674
  5. d4b388
  6. dbc09b
  7. e3ccaf
  8. ead9c3
  9. f1e5d7
  10. f8f2eb

Darker: #b68130 mixed with black

  1. b68130
  2. 9e6f28
  3. 865e21
  4. 6f4e1a
  5. 593e13
  6. 442e0c
  7. 301f06
  8. 1d1203
  9. 0c0601
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b68130 with less saturation

  1. b68130
  2. b2833e
  3. ae8449
  4. aa8553
  5. a6875d
  6. a28865
  7. 9e896e
  8. 9a8a76
  9. 958b7e
  10. 918c85

Questions about #b68130

What color is #b68130?

#b68130 is bright amber. The closest named color is Colonel Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(182, 129, 48), in HSL hsl(36.27, 58.26%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.183% 0.1154 74.112).

What colors go well with #b68130?

The complementary color of #b68130 is #598fd1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c67450 and #989030. The triadic partners are #00a2a1 and #a677be.

Is white or black text more readable on #b68130?

White text reads better on #b68130: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b68130 a warm or cool color?

#b68130 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 74 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.115.