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#B58673 Color

#B58673 is rgb(181, 134, 115) in RGB, hsl(17, 31%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 36%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Taupe (#BC987E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B58673
HEX#B58673
RGBrgb(181, 134, 115)
HSLhsl(17, 31%, 58%)
HSVhsv(17, 36%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 36%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.064 43)
LABlab(60.26% 16.69 17.68)
LCHlch(60.26% 24.31 46.65)

What #B58673 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 #B58673, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B58673 Channel Values

How #B58673 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 134 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 31% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 36% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 36% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B58673 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B58673

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B58673; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B58673

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B58673.

How #B58673 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#B58673
Protanopia#8F8F73
Protanomaly#A08C73
Deuteranopia#989871
Deuteranomaly#A49172
Tritanopia#B68484
Tritanomaly#B6857D
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B58673 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b58673: #B58673;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B58673;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b58673': '#B58673' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.525, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_b58673">#B58673</color>
SVG fillfill="#B58673"

More Orange Colors

#B58673 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B58673 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B58673?

#B58673 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(181, 134, 115) in RGB and hsl(17, 31%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Taupe (#BC987E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #B58673?

#B58673 is rgb(181, 134, 115) — red 181, green 134, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B58673?

#B58673 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 36%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B58673 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B58673 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B58673 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B58673 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.32, which is visibly different.

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