#b16b28

Color #b16b28

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 9.98 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b16b28

RGB

rgb(177, 107, 40)

HSL

hsl(29.3, 63.1%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.3, 77.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 77.4%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(51.86, 22.54, 47.24)

LCH

lch(51.86, 52.34, 64.49)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.1195, 60.2)

HWB

hwb(29.3, 15.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#286eb1

Analogous

#b1282a

#b16b28

#b1af28

Triadic

#b16b28

#28b16b

#6b28b1

Split-complementary

#b16b28

#28b1af

#282ab1

Tetradic

#b16b28

#6eb128

#286eb1

#6b28b1

Square

#b16b28

#2ab128

#286eb1

#af28b1

Shades

Color #b16b28 mixed toward black.

#935921

#76471b

#583514

#3b240d

#1d1207

Tints

Color #b16b28 mixed toward white.

#d28338

#db9c60

#e4b587

#edcdaf

#f6e6d7

Tones

Color #b16b28 mixed toward gray.

#a56b33

#9a6b3f

#8f6c4a

#836c56

#786c61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989740 · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#9ba045 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#ae4e50 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b16b28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b16b28]

Related colors

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#b16b28 (#b16b28) is rgb(177, 107, 40) in RGB.

No, #b16b28 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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