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#b86b2e color: Brown Alpaca

#b86b2e is rgb(184, 107, 46) in RGB and oklch(60.306% 0.12309 55.625) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

60.3%
0.123
56°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.05:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #b86b2e

#b86b2e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.05:1 contrast and black text 5.18:1, 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: #b86b2e mixed with white

  1. b86b2e
  2. c07a46
  3. c8895c
  4. cf9770
  5. d7a684
  6. deb599
  7. e5c3ad
  8. ecd2c1
  9. f2e1d6
  10. f9f0ea

Darker: #b86b2e mixed with black

  1. b86b2e
  2. a05c27
  3. 884e1f
  4. 713f18
  5. 5b3212
  6. 45250b
  7. 311806
  8. 1e0d02
  9. 0c0401
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b86b2e with less saturation

  1. b86b2e
  2. b36e3a
  3. ae7144
  4. a9734d
  5. a47655
  6. 9e785d
  7. 997a65
  8. 937c6c
  9. 8d7e73
  10. 877f7a

Questions about #b86b2e

What color is #b86b2e?

#b86b2e is bright brown. The closest named color is Brown Alpaca. In RGB it is rgb(184, 107, 46), in HSL hsl(26.52, 60%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.306% 0.12309 55.625).

What colors go well with #b86b2e?

The complementary color of #b86b2e is #188bc0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c0615a and #a27a02. The triadic partners are #00987e and #8870c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #b86b2e?

White text reads better on #b86b2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and black gives 5.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b86b2e a warm or cool color?

#b86b2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.123.