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#b68133 color: Colonel Mustard

#b68133 is rgb(182, 129, 51) in RGB and oklch(64.21% 0.11354 73.4) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

64.2%
0.114
73°
  • 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
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #b68133

#b68133 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 73°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.18:1, 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: #b68133 mixed with white

  1. b68133
  2. be8d4b
  3. c59a61
  4. cda675
  5. d4b389
  6. dbbf9c
  7. e3ccb0
  8. ead9c4
  9. f1e5d7
  10. f8f2eb

Darker: #b68133 mixed with black

  1. b68133
  2. 9e6f2b
  3. 865e23
  4. 6f4e1c
  5. 593e14
  6. 442e0d
  7. 301f07
  8. 1d1203
  9. 0c0601
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b68133 with less saturation

  1. b68133
  2. b28340
  3. ae844b
  4. aa8555
  5. a6875e
  6. a28866
  7. 9e896f
  8. 9a8a76
  9. 958b7e
  10. 918c85

Questions about #b68133

What color is #b68133?

#b68133 is bright amber. The closest named color is Colonel Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(182, 129, 51), in HSL hsl(35.73, 56.22%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.21% 0.11354 73.4).

What colors go well with #b68133?

The complementary color of #b68133 is #5990d0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c67452 and #998f32. The triadic partners are #00a2a0 and #a577bd.

Is white or black text more readable on #b68133?

White text reads better on #b68133: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b68133 a warm or cool color?

#b68133 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 73 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.114.