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#B8631E Color

#B8631E is rgb(184, 99, 30) in RGB, hsl(27, 72%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 84%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8631E
HEX#B8631E
RGBrgb(184, 99, 30)
HSLhsl(27, 72%, 42%)
HSVhsv(27, 84%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 84%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.134 54.2)
LABlab(51.48% 31.70 51.55)
LCHlch(51.48% 60.52 58.41)

What #B8631E 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 #B8631E, 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.

#B8631E Channel Values

How #B8631E 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 184 · G 99 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 72% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 84% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 84% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.34:1 vs white · 4.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8631E 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 text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8631E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8631E; 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 #B8631E

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8631E.

How #B8631E 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#B8631E
Protanopia#77771C
Protanomaly#96701D
Deuteranopia#87870A
Deuteranomaly#9D7A14
Tritanopia#BA5D5D
Tritanomaly#B9604C
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8631E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8631e: #B8631E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8631E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8631e': '#B8631E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.388, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_b8631e">#B8631E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8631E"

More Brown Colors

#B8631E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B8631E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8631E?

#B8631E is a mid-tone brown — rgb(184, 99, 30) in RGB and hsl(27, 72%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.31.

What is the RGB value of #B8631E?

#B8631E is rgb(184, 99, 30) — red 184, green 99, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8631E?

#B8631E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 84%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8631E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8631E scores 4.34:1 against white and 4.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8631E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8631E 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 10.92, which is visibly different.

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