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#B69477 Color

#B69477 is rgb(182, 148, 119) in RGB, hsl(28, 30%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 35%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Taupe (#BC987E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B69477
HEX#B69477
RGBrgb(182, 148, 119)
HSLhsl(28, 30%, 59%)
HSVhsv(28, 35%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 35%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.058 62.1)
LABlab(63.96% 10.09 20.44)
LCHlch(63.96% 22.80 63.72)

What #B69477 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 #B69477, 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.

#B69477 Channel Values

How #B69477 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 148 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 30% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 35% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 35% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B69477 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B69477

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B69477; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B69477

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B69477.

How #B69477 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#B69477
Protanopia#9A9A77
Protanomaly#A69877
Deuteranopia#A0A076
Deuteranomaly#A99C76
Tritanopia#B89191
Tritanomaly#B79287
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B69477 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b69477: #B69477;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B69477;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b69477': '#B69477' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.580, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_b69477">#B69477</color>
SVG fillfill="#B69477"

More Orange Colors

#B69477 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B69477 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B69477?

#B69477 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(182, 148, 119) in RGB and hsl(28, 30%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Taupe (#BC987E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.45.

What is the RGB value of #B69477?

#B69477 is rgb(182, 148, 119) — red 182, green 148, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B69477?

#B69477 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 35%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B69477 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B69477 scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B69477 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B69477 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.45, which is visibly different.

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