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#B77401 Color

#B77401 is rgb(183, 116, 1) in RGB, hsl(38, 99%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 99%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B77401
HEX#B77401
RGBrgb(183, 116, 1)
HSLhsl(38, 99%, 36%)
HSVhsv(38, 99%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 99%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.133 69.8)
LABlab(55.13% 22.03 61.33)
LCHlch(55.13% 65.17 70.24)

What #B77401 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 #B77401, 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.

#B77401 Channel Values

How #B77401 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 116 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 99% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 99% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 99% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.81:1 vs white · 5.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B77401 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 text3.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B77401 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B77401

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B77401; 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 #B77401

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 #B77401.

How #B77401 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#B77401
Protanopia#838300
Protanomaly#9A7D00
Deuteranopia#8F8F00
Deuteranomaly#A08500
Tritanopia#BB6D6D
Tritanomaly#B97055
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B77401 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b77401: #B77401;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B77401;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b77401': '#B77401' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.455, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_b77401">#B77401</color>
SVG fillfill="#B77401"

More Brown Colors

#B77401 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B77401 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B77401?

#B77401 is a dark brown — rgb(183, 116, 1) in RGB and hsl(38, 99%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.84.

What is the RGB value of #B77401?

#B77401 is rgb(183, 116, 1) — red 183, green 116, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B77401?

#B77401 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 99%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B77401 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B77401 scores 3.81:1 against white and 5.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B77401 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B77401 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.14, which is visibly different.

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