#b96c36

Color #b96c36

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 11.14 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b96c36

RGB

rgb(185, 108, 54)

HSL

hsl(24.7, 54.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24.7, 70.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41.6%, 70.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(53.29, 26.09, 42.39)

LCH

lch(53.29, 49.78, 58.39)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.1196, 53.29)

HWB

hwb(24.7, 21.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3683b9

Analogous

#b93642

#b96c36

#b9ae36

Triadic

#b96c36

#36b96c

#6c36b9

Split-complementary

#b96c36

#36b9ae

#3642b9

Tetradic

#b96c36

#83b936

#3683b9

#6c36b9

Square

#b96c36

#42b936

#3683b9

#ae36b9

Shades

Color #b96c36 mixed toward black.

#9a5a2d

#7b4824

#5d361b

#3e2412

#1f1209

Tints

Color #b96c36 mixed toward white.

#cc8350

#d69c73

#e0b596

#ebcdb9

#f5e6dc

Tones

Color #b96c36 mixed toward gray.

#ae6e41

#a3704c

#987257

#8d7462

#83766d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d48 · ΔE 27.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a74b · ΔE 30.9

Tritanopia

#b65355 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b96c36;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b96c36]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#b96c36 (#b96c36) is rgb(185, 108, 54) in RGB.

No, #b96c36 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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