#b16f2e

Color #b16f2e

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b16f2e

RGB

rgb(177, 111, 46)

HSL

hsl(29.8, 58.7%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.8, 74%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 74%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(52.86, 20.59, 45.51)

LCH

lch(52.86, 49.95, 65.66)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.1151, 61.74)

HWB

hwb(29.8, 18%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e70b1

Analogous

#b12e2e

#b16f2e

#b1b02e

Triadic

#b16f2e

#2eb16f

#6f2eb1

Split-complementary

#b16f2e

#2eb1b0

#2e2eb1

Tetradic

#b16f2e

#70b12e

#2e70b1

#6f2eb1

Square

#b16f2e

#2eb12e

#2e70b1

#b02eb1

Shades

Color #b16f2e mixed toward black.

#935c26

#764a1f

#583717

#3b250f

#1d1208

Tints

Color #b16f2e mixed toward white.

#ce8741

#d79f67

#e1b78d

#ebcfb3

#f5e7d9

Tones

Color #b16f2e mixed toward gray.

#a66f39

#9b6f44

#906f4f

#856f5a

#7a6f65

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999845 · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#9ca149 · ΔE 26.4

Tritanopia

#ae5255 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 23.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b16f2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b16f2e]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#b16f2e (#b16f2e) is rgb(177, 111, 46) in RGB.

No, #b16f2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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