#B56B21 Color

#B56B21 is rgb(181, 107, 33) in RGB and hsl(30, 69%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Chocolate. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B56B21

HEX#B56B21

RGBrgb(181, 107, 33)

HSLhsl(30, 69%, 42%)

HSVhsv(30, 82%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.126 60.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 82%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B56B21 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 text5.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B56B21 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B56B21 Complementary#216BB5 Analogous#B52121 Analogous#B5B521 Triadic#21B56B Triadic#6B21B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B56B21, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D78028 #DE944A #E4A86C #EABD8F #F1D1B1 #F7E6D4

Shades

#9F5E1D #864F19 #704215 #563310 #41260C #271707

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