#B8451E Color

#B8451E is rgb(184, 69, 30) in RGB, hsl(15, 72%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 84%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8451E

HEX#B8451E

RGBrgb(184, 69, 30)

HSLhsl(15, 72%, 42%)

HSVhsv(15, 84%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 84%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.157 38)

LABlab(45.65% 46.06 46.79)

LCHlch(45.65% 65.65 45.45)

What #B8451E 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 #B8451E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 4.78 Rust#B7410EΔE 5.68 Chinese Red#AA381EΔE 6.95 Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 10.76 International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge)#C0362CΔE 11.44 Mahogany#C04000ΔE 12.08

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

#B8451E Channel Values

How #B8451E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 184 · G 69 · B 30	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 15° · S 72% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 15° · S 84% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 63% · Y 84% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.37:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8451E 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 text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8451E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8451E; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B8451E

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

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How #B8451E 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#B8451E

Protanopia#65651B

Protanomaly#8E5A1C

Deuteranopia#7B7B04

Deuteranomaly#976A12

Tritanopia#B94141

Tritanomaly#B94336

Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #B8451E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8451e: #B8451E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8451E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8451e': '#B8451E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.271, blue: 0.118)

Android XML<color name="color_b8451e">#B8451E</color>

SVG fillfill="#B8451E"

More Brown Colors

#B8451E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b85b19 b76e24 b86d29 b75b1a ba7317 b7410e bb4d00 b5651d bd3000 b17304 bd3200 ad3100 c75d00 d68400 241205 391509 482b0e 552a0c 644117 701e00 7b3f00 856d4d 944a0a 9e2a00

#B8451E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8451E?

#B8451E is a mid-tone brown — rgb(184, 69, 30) in RGB and hsl(15, 72%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.78.

What is the RGB value of #B8451E?

#B8451E is rgb(184, 69, 30) — red 184, green 69, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8451E?

#B8451E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 84%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8451E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B8451E scores 5.37:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8451E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8451E 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 firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 14.23, which is visibly different.

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