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#B74706 Color

#B74706 is rgb(183, 71, 6) in RGB, hsl(22, 94%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 97%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B74706
HEX#B74706
RGBrgb(183, 71, 6)
HSLhsl(22, 94%, 37%)
HSVhsv(22, 97%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 97%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.158 42.9)
LABlab(45.72% 44.50 55.01)
LCHlch(45.72% 70.75 51.03)

What #B74706 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 #B74706, 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.

#B74706 Channel Values

How #B74706 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 183 · G 71 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 94% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 97% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 97% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B74706 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 text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B74706

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B74706; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B74706

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 #B74706.

How #B74706 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#B74706
Protanopia#666600
Protanomaly#8E5B02
Deuteranopia#7B7B00
Deuteranomaly#976A00
Tritanopia#B84242
Tritanomaly#B84434
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B74706 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b74706: #B74706;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B74706;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b74706': '#B74706' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.278, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_b74706">#B74706</color>
SVG fillfill="#B74706"

More Brown Colors

#B74706 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B74706 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B74706?

#B74706 is a dark brown — rgb(183, 71, 6) in RGB and hsl(22, 94%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #B74706?

#B74706 is rgb(183, 71, 6) — red 183, green 71, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B74706?

#B74706 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 97%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B74706 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B74706 scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B74706 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B74706 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 12.37, which is visibly different.

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