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#B47331 Color

#B47331 is rgb(180, 115, 49) in RGB, hsl(30, 57%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 73%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper (#B87333), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B47331
HEX#B47331
RGBrgb(180, 115, 49)
HSLhsl(30, 57%, 45%)
HSVhsv(30, 73%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 73%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.115 62.8)
LABlab(54.69% 22.18 46.07)
LCHlch(54.69% 51.14 64.29)

What #B47331 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 #B47331, 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.

#B47331 Channel Values

How #B47331 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 115 · B 498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 57% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 73% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 73% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.86:1 vs white · 5.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B47331 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 text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B47331 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B47331

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B47331; 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 #B47331

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 #B47331.

How #B47331 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#B47331
Protanopia#818130
Protanomaly#987C30
Deuteranopia#8D8D2A
Deuteranomaly#9E832D
Tritanopia#B76D6D
Tritanomaly#B6705B
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B47331 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b47331: #B47331;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B47331;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b47331': '#B47331' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.451, blue: 0.192)
Android XML<color name="color_b47331">#B47331</color>
SVG fillfill="#B47331"

More Orange Colors

#B47331 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B47331 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B47331?

#B47331 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(180, 115, 49) in RGB and hsl(30, 57%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper (#B87333), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.88.

What is the RGB value of #B47331?

#B47331 is rgb(180, 115, 49) — red 180, green 115, and blue 49 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B47331?

#B47331 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 73%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B47331 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B47331 scores 3.86:1 against white and 5.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B47331 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B47331 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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