#b56b25

Color #b56b25

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b56b25

RGB

rgb(181, 107, 37)

HSL

hsl(29.2, 66.1%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.2, 79.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 79.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(52.37, 24.16, 49.23)

LCH

lch(52.37, 54.84, 63.86)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.1244, 59.31)

HWB

hwb(29.2, 14.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#256fb5

Analogous

#b52527

#b56b25

#b5b325

Triadic

#b56b25

#25b56b

#6b25b5

Split-complementary

#b56b25

#25b5b3

#2527b5

Tetradic

#b56b25

#6fb525

#256fb5

#6b25b5

Square

#b56b25

#27b525

#256fb5

#b325b5

Shades

Color #b56b25 mixed toward black.

#97591f

#794719

#5a3512

#3c240c

#1e1206

Tints

Color #b56b25 mixed toward white.

#d68335

#de9c5d

#e6b586

#eecdae

#f7e6d7

Tones

Color #b56b25 mixed toward gray.

#a96b31

#9d6c3d

#916c49

#856c55

#796d61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.12:1

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

#9b9a3f · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#9ea344 · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#b24d50 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b56b25;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b56b25]

Related colors

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#b56b25 (#b56b25) is rgb(181, 107, 37) in RGB.

No, #b56b25 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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