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#B07E5E Color

#B07E5E is rgb(176, 126, 94) in RGB, hsl(23, 34%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 47%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B07E5E
HEX#B07E5E
RGBrgb(176, 126, 94)
HSLhsl(23, 34%, 53%)
HSVhsv(23, 47%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 47%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.077 53.5)
LABlab(57.36% 17.11 25.50)
LCHlch(57.36% 30.70 56.14)

What #B07E5E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B07E5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#B07E5E Channel Values

How #B07E5E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 126 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 34% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 47% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 47% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.5:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B07E5E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B07E5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B07E5E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B07E5E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #B07E5E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B07E5E
Protanopia#88885E
Protanomaly#9A845E
Deuteranopia#91915B
Deuteranomaly#9E8A5C
Tritanopia#B27B7B
Tritanomaly#B17C70
Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #B07E5E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b07e5e: #B07E5E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B07E5E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b07e5e': '#B07E5E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.494, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_b07e5e">#B07E5E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B07E5E"

More Orange Colors

#B07E5E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B07E5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B07E5E?

#B07E5E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(176, 126, 94) in RGB and hsl(23, 34%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.65.

What is the RGB value of #B07E5E?

#B07E5E is rgb(176, 126, 94) — red 176, green 126, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B07E5E?

#B07E5E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 47%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B07E5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B07E5E scores 3.5:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B07E5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B07E5E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 18.42, which is visibly different.

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