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#b86e2f color: Brown Alpaca

#b86e2f is rgb(184, 110, 47) in RGB and oklch(60.849% 0.12117 57.631) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

60.8%
0.121
58°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.96:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #b86e2f

#b86e2f is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.96:1 contrast and black text 5.31:1, 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: #b86e2f mixed with white

  1. b86e2f
  2. c07c47
  3. c88b5c
  4. cf9971
  5. d7a885
  6. deb699
  7. e5c4ad
  8. ecd3c1
  9. f2e2d6
  10. f9f0ea

Darker: #b86e2f mixed with black

  1. b86e2f
  2. a05f27
  3. 885020
  4. 714119
  5. 5b3312
  6. 45260c
  7. 311906
  8. 1e0e03
  9. 0c0401
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b86e2f with less saturation

  1. b86e2f
  2. b3713b
  3. ae7345
  4. a9764e
  5. a47857
  6. 9f7a5f
  7. 9a7c66
  8. 947e6e
  9. 8e7f75
  10. 89817c

Questions about #b86e2f

What color is #b86e2f?

#b86e2f is bright brown. The closest named color is Brown Alpaca. In RGB it is rgb(184, 110, 47), in HSL hsl(27.59, 59.31%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.849% 0.12117 57.631).

What colors go well with #b86e2f?

The complementary color of #b86e2f is #268cc2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c16359 and #a17d0d. The triadic partners are #009a82 and #8c71c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #b86e2f?

White text reads better on #b86e2f: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and black gives 5.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b86e2f a warm or cool color?

#b86e2f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.121.