#B8532E Color

#B8532E is rgb(184, 83, 46) in RGB, hsl(16, 60%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 75%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8532E

HEX#B8532E

RGBrgb(184, 83, 46)

HSLhsl(16, 60%, 45%)

HSVhsv(16, 75%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 75%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.141 39.9)

LABlab(48.30% 40.06 41.39)

LCHlch(48.30% 57.60 45.93)

What #B8532E 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 #B8532E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 8.99 Chinese Red#AA381EΔE 9.76 Cedar Chest#C95A49ΔE 10.87 Brown (Crayola)#AF593EΔE 10.93 Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 10.93 Sienna#A0522DΔE 11.2

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#B8532E Channel Values

How #B8532E 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 83 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 16° · S 60% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 16° · S 75% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 55% · Y 75% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.87:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8532E 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 text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8532E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8532E; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B8532E

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

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How #B8532E 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#B8532E

Protanopia#6D6D2C

Protanomaly#91642D

Deuteranopia#808022

Deuteranomaly#9A7128

Tritanopia#B94F4F

Tritanomaly#B95144

Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #B8532E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8532e: #B8532E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8532E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8532e': '#B8532E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.325, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_b8532e">#B8532E</color>

SVG fillfill="#B8532E"

More Orange Colors

#B8532E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#B8532E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8532E?

#B8532E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(184, 83, 46) in RGB and hsl(16, 60%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #B8532E?

#B8532E is rgb(184, 83, 46) — red 184, green 83, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8532E?

#B8532E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 75%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8532E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B8532E scores 4.87:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8532E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8532E 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 11.2, which is visibly different.

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