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#B7821F Color

#B7821F is rgb(183, 130, 31) in RGB, hsl(39, 71%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 83%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7821F
HEX#B7821F
RGBrgb(183, 130, 31)
HSLhsl(39, 71%, 42%)
HSVhsv(39, 83%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 83%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.125 77.4)
LABlab(58.62% 15.04 56.94)
LCHlch(58.62% 58.89 75.21)

What #B7821F 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 #B7821F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 6.13Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 7.21Caramel#C68E17ΔE 8.28Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 11.91Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 12.38Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 12.45

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

#B7821F Channel Values

How #B7821F 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 130 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 71% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 83% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 83% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7821F 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 text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7821F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7821F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7821F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7821F
Complementary
#1F54B7
Analogous
#B7361F
Analogous
#A0B71F
Triadic
#1FB782
Triadic
#821FB7
Split comp.
#1FA0B7
Split comp.
#361FB7

Tints & Shades of #B7821F

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

#DA9B25
#E0AB48
#E6BB6B
#ECCB8E
#F2DBB1
#F8EBD3

Shades

#A1721B
#876017
#715013
#573E0F
#412E0B
#271C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7821F.

How #B7821F 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#B7821F
Protanopia#8D8D1D
Protanomaly#9F891E
Deuteranopia#969613
Deuteranomaly#A48F19
Tritanopia#BC7B7B
Tritanomaly#BA7E63
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7821F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7821f: #B7821F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7821F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7821f': '#B7821F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.510, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_b7821f">#B7821F</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7821F"

More Brown Colors

#B7821F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#B7821F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7821F?

#B7821F is a mid-tone brown — rgb(183, 130, 31) in RGB and hsl(39, 71%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #B7821F?

#B7821F is rgb(183, 130, 31) — red 183, green 130, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7821F?

#B7821F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 83%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7821F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7821F scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7821F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7821F 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 6.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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