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#B47F22 Color

#B47F22 is rgb(180, 127, 34) in RGB, hsl(38, 68%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 81%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B47F22
HEX#B47F22
RGBrgb(180, 127, 34)
HSLhsl(38, 68%, 42%)
HSVhsv(38, 81%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 81%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.122 76.2)
LABlab(57.53% 15.37 54.84)
LCHlch(57.53% 56.95 74.35)

What #B47F22 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 #B47F22, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 7.49Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 8.42Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 10.38Caramel#C68E17ΔE 10.63Golden Brown#996515ΔE 11.42Peru#CD853FΔE 11.72

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

#B47F22 Channel Values

How #B47F22 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 127 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 68% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 81% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 81% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.5:1 vs white · 6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B47F22 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 text6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B47F22 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B47F22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B47F22; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B47F22
Complementary
#2258B4
Analogous
#B43622
Analogous
#A1B422
Triadic
#22B47F
Triadic
#7F22B4
Split comp.
#22A1B4
Split comp.
#3622B4

Tints & Shades of #B47F22

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

#D69729
#DDA74B
#E3B86D
#EAC990
#F0D9B2
#F7EAD4

Shades

#9F6F1E
#855D19
#6F4E15
#563C10
#402D0C
#271B07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B47F22.

How #B47F22 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#B47F22
Protanopia#8A8A21
Protanomaly#9D8621
Deuteranopia#939318
Deuteranomaly#A18C1C
Tritanopia#B87878
Tritanomaly#B77B61
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B47F22 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b47f22: #B47F22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B47F22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b47f22': '#B47F22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.498, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_b47f22">#B47F22</color>
SVG fillfill="#B47F22"

More Brown Colors

#B47F22 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B47F22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B47F22?

#B47F22 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(180, 127, 34) in RGB and hsl(38, 68%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #B47F22?

#B47F22 is rgb(180, 127, 34) — red 180, green 127, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B47F22?

#B47F22 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 81%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B47F22 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B47F22 scores 3.5:1 against white and 6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B47F22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B47F22 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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