#B5851C Color

#B5851C is rgb(181, 133, 28) in RGB and hsl(41, 73%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5851C

HEX#B5851C

RGBrgb(181, 133, 28)

HSLhsl(41, 73%, 41%)

HSVhsv(41, 85%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.126 81.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 85%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5851C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5851C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5851C Complementary#1C4DB5 Analogous#B5381C Analogous#99B51C Triadic#1CB585 Triadic#851CB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5851C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D89E22 #E1AF41 #E7BE65 #EDCE8C #F3DDB0 #F8ECD3

Shades

#9F7419 #846115 #6E5111 #58410E #42300A #281D06

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