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#b86e23 color: Brown Alpaca

#b86e23 is rgb(184, 110, 35) in RGB and oklch(60.751% 0.12661 60.821) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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60.8%
0.127
61°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.97:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #b86e23

#b86e23 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.97:1 contrast and black text 5.29:1, 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: #b86e23 mixed with white

  1. b86e23
  2. c07d3f
  3. c88b56
  4. cf996c
  5. d7a881
  6. deb696
  7. e5c5ab
  8. ecd3c0
  9. f2e2d5
  10. f9f0ea

Darker: #b86e23 mixed with black

  1. b86e23
  2. a05f1d
  3. 885017
  4. 714111
  5. 5b330c
  6. 452607
  7. 311904
  8. 1e0e01
  9. 0c0400
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b86e23 with less saturation

  1. b86e23
  2. b37132
  3. ae733f
  4. a97649
  5. a47853
  6. 9f7a5b
  7. 997c64
  8. 947e6c
  9. 8e7f73
  10. 88817b

Questions about #b86e23

What color is #b86e23?

#b86e23 is bright brown. The closest named color is Brown Alpaca. In RGB it is rgb(184, 110, 35), in HSL hsl(30.2, 68.04%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.751% 0.12661 60.821).

What colors go well with #b86e23?

The complementary color of #b86e23 is #278ac7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c26252 and #9f7e00. The triadic partners are #009a86 and #8f6fc2.

Is white or black text more readable on #b86e23?

White text reads better on #b86e23: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and black gives 5.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b86e23 a warm or cool color?

#b86e23 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.127.