#B56B17 Color

#B56B17 is rgb(181, 107, 23) in RGB and hsl(32, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B56B17

HEX#B56B17

RGBrgb(181, 107, 23)

HSLhsl(32, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(32, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.13 62.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 87%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B56B17 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B56B17 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B56B17 Complementary#1761B5 Analogous#B51D17 Analogous#AFB517 Triadic#17B56B Triadic#6B17B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B56B17, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D9811C #E6973D #EAAA61 #EFBE85 #F4D1A9 #F9E7D2

Shades

#9E5E15 #875012 #71430F #56330B #3F2608 #291805

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