#b46c42

Color #b46c42

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b46c42

RGB

rgb(180, 108, 66)

HSL

hsl(22.1, 46.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.1, 63.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40%, 63.3%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(52.76, 24.72, 35.32)

LCH

lch(52.76, 43.11, 55.01)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.1082, 49.84)

HWB

hwb(22.1, 25.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#428ab4

Analogous

#b44251

#b46c42

#b4a542

Triadic

#b46c42

#42b46c

#6c42b4

Split-complementary

#b46c42

#42b4a5

#4251b4

Tetradic

#b46c42

#8ab442

#428ab4

#6c42b4

Square

#b46c42

#51b442

#428ab4

#a542b4

Shades

Color #b46c42 mixed toward black.

#965a37

#78482c

#5a3621

#3c2416

#1e120b

Tints

Color #b46c42 mixed toward white.

#c4845e

#d09c7e

#dcb59e

#e7cebf

#f3e6df

Tones

Color #b46c42 mixed toward gray.

#aa6e4b

#a17155

#97735e

#8e7668

#847871

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a4f · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#9ea351 · ΔE 30.5

Tritanopia

#b15759 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b46c42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b46c42]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Sienna #a0522d

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Frequently asked questions

#b46c42 (#b46c42) is rgb(180, 108, 66) in RGB.

No, #b46c42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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