#b95500

Color #b95500

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b95500

RGB

rgb(185, 85, 0)

HSL

hsl(27.6, 100%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.6, 100%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 100%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(48.03, 36.77, 57.44)

LCH

lch(48.03, 68.2, 57.37)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.1502, 49.67)

HWB

hwb(27.6, 0%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0064b9

Analogous

#b90007

#b95500

#b9b200

Triadic

#b95500

#00b955

#5500b9

Split-complementary

#b95500

#00b9b2

#0007b9

Tetradic

#b95500

#64b900

#0064b9

#5500b9

Square

#b95500

#07b900

#0064b9

#b200b9

Shades

Color #b95500 mixed toward black.

#9a4700

#7b3900

#5d2b00

#3e1c00

#1f0e00

Tints

Color #b95500 mixed toward white.

#ef6e00

#ff8a26

#ffa75d

#ffc593

#ffe2c9

Tones

Color #b95500 mixed toward gray.

#aa560f

#9a581f

#8b592e

#7b5a3e

#6c5b4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.36:1

White text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989729 · ΔE 33.8

Deuteranopia

#9da32e · ΔE 37.3

Tritanopia

#b6383b · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 27

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b95500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b95500]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#b95500 (#b95500) is rgb(185, 85, 0) in RGB.

No, #b95500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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