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#B57F1C Color

#B57F1C is rgb(181, 127, 28) in RGB, hsl(39, 73%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 85%, 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 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B57F1C
HEX#B57F1C
RGBrgb(181, 127, 28)
HSLhsl(39, 73%, 41%)
HSVhsv(39, 85%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 85%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.125 76.5)
LABlab(57.62% 15.68 56.97)
LCHlch(57.62% 59.08 74.61)

What #B57F1C 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 #B57F1C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 6.16Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 6.58Caramel#C68E17ΔE 8.88Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 11.6Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 12.09Golden Brown#996515ΔE 12.6

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

#B57F1C Channel Values

How #B57F1C 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 181 · G 127 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 73% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 85% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 85% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.49:1 vs white · 6.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B57F1C 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 text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B57F1C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B57F1C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B57F1C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B57F1C
Complementary
#1C52B5
Analogous
#B5331C
Analogous
#9EB51C
Triadic
#1CB57F
Triadic
#7F1CB5
Split comp.
#1C9EB5
Split comp.
#331CB5

Tints & Shades of #B57F1C

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

#D89822
#E1A941
#E7B965
#EDCB8C
#F3DBB0
#F8EBD3

Shades

#9F7019
#845D15
#6E4E11
#583E0E
#422F0A
#281C06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B57F1C.

How #B57F1C 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#B57F1C
Protanopia#8A8A1A
Protanomaly#9D861B
Deuteranopia#94940F
Deuteranomaly#A28C15
Tritanopia#B97878
Tritanomaly#B87B60
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B57F1C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b57f1c: #B57F1C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B57F1C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b57f1c': '#B57F1C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.498, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_b57f1c">#B57F1C</color>
SVG fillfill="#B57F1C"

More Brown Colors

#B57F1C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#B57F1C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B57F1C?

#B57F1C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(181, 127, 28) in RGB and hsl(39, 73%, 41%) 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 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #B57F1C?

#B57F1C is rgb(181, 127, 28) — red 181, green 127, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B57F1C?

#B57F1C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 85%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B57F1C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B57F1C scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B57F1C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B57F1C 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 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every brown in the color library, the guide to shades of brown, or the full color library.