#b46c09

Color #b46c09

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 13.76 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b46c09

RGB

rgb(180, 108, 9)

HSL

hsl(34.7, 90.5%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.7, 95%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40%, 95%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(52.34, 22.48, 57.9)

LCH

lch(52.34, 62.11, 68.78)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.1317, 64.88)

HWB

hwb(34.7, 3.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0951b4

Analogous

#b41609

#b46c09

#a7b409

Triadic

#b46c09

#09b46c

#6c09b4

Split-complementary

#b46c09

#09a7b4

#1609b4

Tetradic

#b46c09

#51b409

#0951b4

#6c09b4

Square

#b46c09

#09b416

#0951b4

#b409a7

Shades

Color #b46c09 mixed toward black.

#965a07

#784806

#5a3604

#3c2403

#1e1201

Tints

Color #b46c09 mixed toward white.

#e78b0c

#f5a333

#f7ba66

#fad199

#fce8cc

Tones

Color #b46c09 mixed toward gray.

#a66a17

#986826

#896534

#7b6342

#6d6150

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a37 · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#9ea33d · ΔE 27.2

Tritanopia

#b1494c · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 26

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b46c09;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b46c09]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#b46c09 (#b46c09) is rgb(180, 108, 9) in RGB.

No, #b46c09 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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