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#b86b41 color: Oak Palace

#b86b41 is rgb(184, 107, 65) in RGB and oklch(60.526% 0.1136 48.17) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

60.5%
0.114
48°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.02:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #b86b41

#b86b41 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.5% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 48°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.02:1 contrast and black text 5.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Oak Palace (#bb6b41). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #b86b41 mixed with white

  1. b86b41
  2. c07a55
  3. c88867
  4. d0977a
  5. d7a68d
  6. deb49f
  7. e5c3b2
  8. ecd2c5
  9. f2e1d8
  10. f9f0eb

Darker: #b86b41 mixed with black

  1. b86b41
  2. a05c37
  3. 884e2e
  4. 713f25
  5. 5b321c
  6. 452513
  7. 31180b
  8. 1e0d05
  9. 0c0401
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b86b41 with less saturation

  1. b86b41
  2. b36e49
  3. ae7150
  4. a97357
  5. a4765e
  6. 9f7864
  7. 997a6a
  8. 947c70
  9. 8e7e76
  10. 88807c

Questions about #b86b41

What color is #b86b41?

#b86b41 is soft brown. The closest named color is Oak Palace. In RGB it is rgb(184, 107, 65), in HSL hsl(21.18, 47.79%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.526% 0.1136 48.17).

What colors go well with #b86b41?

The complementary color of #b86b41 is #168eb7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc6368 and #a77822. The triadic partners are #219775 and #7f76c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #b86b41?

White text reads better on #b86b41: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and black gives 5.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b86b41 a warm or cool color?

#b86b41 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 48 degrees, its lightness 60.5% and its chroma 0.114.