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#b86453 color: Electric Brown

#b86453 is rgb(184, 100, 83) in RGB and oklch(59.626% 0.1119 32.54) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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10°
100%

59.6%
0.112
33°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #b86453

#b86453 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 33°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.21:1 contrast and black text 4.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Electric Brown (#b56257). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #b86453 mixed with white

  1. b86453
  2. c07363
  3. c88374
  4. d09285
  5. d8a196
  6. dfb1a7
  7. e6c0b8
  8. ecd0c9
  9. f3dfdb
  10. f9efed

Darker: #b86453 mixed with black

  1. b86453
  2. a05647
  3. 88483b
  4. 713b30
  5. 5b2e25
  6. 45221b
  7. 311611
  8. 1e0b08
  9. 0c0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b86453 with less saturation

  1. b86453
  2. b36758
  3. ae6b5d
  4. a96e61
  5. a37066
  6. 9e736a
  7. 98766e
  8. 927873
  9. 8c7b77
  10. 867d7b

Questions about #b86453

What color is #b86453?

#b86453 is soft red. The closest named color is Electric Brown. In RGB it is rgb(184, 100, 83), in HSL hsl(10.1, 41.56%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.626% 0.1119 32.54).

What colors go well with #b86453?

The complementary color of #b86453 is #0090a6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b56179 and #ae6f2f. The triadic partners are #43925e and #697ac2.

Is white or black text more readable on #b86453?

White text reads better on #b86453: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and black gives 4.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b86453 a warm or cool color?

#b86453 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 33 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.112.