#B56B1C Color

#B56B1C is rgb(181, 107, 28) in RGB and hsl(31, 73%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Chocolate. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B56B1C

HEX#B56B1C

RGBrgb(181, 107, 28)

HSLhsl(31, 73%, 41%)

HSVhsv(31, 85%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.128 61.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 85%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B56B1C 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 #B56B1C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B56B1C Complementary#1C66B5 Analogous#B51F1C Analogous#B2B51C Triadic#1CB56B Triadic#6B1CB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B56B1C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D88022 #E19441 #E7A865 #EDBE8C #F3D2B0 #F8E6D3

Shades

#9F5E19 #844E15 #6E4111 #58340E #42270A #281806

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