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#B65002 Color

#B65002 is rgb(182, 80, 2) in RGB, hsl(26, 98%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 99%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B65002
HEX#B65002
RGBrgb(182, 80, 2)
HSLhsl(26, 98%, 36%)
HSVhsv(26, 99%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 99%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.151 47.7)
LABlab(47.19% 39.94 56.67)
LCHlch(47.19% 69.33 54.82)

What #B65002 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 #B65002, 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 brown in the library.

#B65002 Channel Values

How #B65002 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 182 · G 80 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 98% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 99% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 99% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B65002 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.

TextWhite text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B65002

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B65002; 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 #B65002

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 #B65002.

How #B65002 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#B65002
Protanopia#6B6B00
Protanomaly#8F6100
Deuteranopia#7E7E00
Deuteranomaly#986E00
Tritanopia#B84B4B
Tritanomaly#B74D3A
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B65002 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b65002: #B65002;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B65002;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b65002': '#B65002' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.314, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_b65002">#B65002</color>
SVG fillfill="#B65002"

More Brown Colors

#B65002 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B65002 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B65002?

#B65002 is a dark brown — rgb(182, 80, 2) in RGB and hsl(26, 98%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #B65002?

#B65002 is rgb(182, 80, 2) — red 182, green 80, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B65002?

#B65002 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 99%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B65002 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B65002 scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B65002 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B65002 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 9.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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