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#B46708 Color

#B46708 is rgb(180, 103, 8) in RGB, hsl(33, 91%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 96%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B46708
HEX#B46708
RGBrgb(180, 103, 8)
HSLhsl(33, 91%, 37%)
HSVhsv(33, 96%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 96%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.134 61.5)
LABlab(51.72% 27.63 57.68)
LCHlch(51.72% 63.96 64.41)

What #B46708 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 #B46708, 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 brown in the library.

#B46708 Channel Values

How #B46708 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 180 · G 103 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 91% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 96% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 96% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.3:1 vs white · 4.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B46708 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 text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B46708

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B46708; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B46708

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B46708.

How #B46708 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#B46708
Protanopia#797903
Protanomaly#947205
Deuteranopia#878700
Deuteranomaly#9B7B00
Tritanopia#B76161
Tritanomaly#B6634C
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B46708 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b46708: #B46708;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B46708;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b46708': '#B46708' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.404, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_b46708">#B46708</color>
SVG fillfill="#B46708"

More Brown Colors

#B46708 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B46708 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B46708?

#B46708 is a dark brown — rgb(180, 103, 8) in RGB and hsl(33, 91%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #B46708?

#B46708 is rgb(180, 103, 8) — red 180, green 103, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B46708?

#B46708 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 96%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B46708 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B46708 scores 4.3:1 against white and 4.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B46708 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B46708 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 12.61, which is visibly different.

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