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#b68309 color: Letter Jacket

#b68309 is rgb(182, 131, 9) in RGB and oklch(64.376% 0.13118 80.586) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

64.4%
0.131
81°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.24:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #b68309

#b68309 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 64.4% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 81°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.37:1 contrast and black text 6.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Letter Jacket (#b8860b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #b68309 mixed with white

  1. b68309
  2. be8f36
  3. c59c51
  4. cca869
  5. d4b47f
  6. dbc195
  7. e2cdaa
  8. eadabf
  9. f1e6d4
  10. f8f3ea

Darker: #b68309 mixed with black

  1. b68309
  2. 9e7107
  3. 866005
  4. 6f4f03
  5. 593f02
  6. 442f01
  7. 302001
  8. 1d1200
  9. 0c0600
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b68309 with less saturation

  1. b68309
  2. b28429
  3. ae863a
  4. aa8748
  5. a68854
  6. a2895f
  7. 9e8a69
  8. 9a8b73
  9. 968c7c
  10. 918d85

Questions about #b68309

What color is #b68309?

#b68309 is bright amber. The closest named color is Letter Jacket. In RGB it is rgb(182, 131, 9), in HSL hsl(42.31, 90.58%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.376% 0.13118 80.586).

What colors go well with #b68309?

The complementary color of #b68309 is #5e8cdc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cb733b and #92941f. The triadic partners are #00a4ad and #b171be.

Is white or black text more readable on #b68309?

White text reads better on #b68309: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and black gives 6.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b68309 a warm or cool color?

#b68309 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 81 degrees, its lightness 64.4% and its chroma 0.131.