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#B8632E Color

#B8632E is rgb(184, 99, 46) in RGB, hsl(23, 60%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 75%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8632E
HEX#B8632E
RGBrgb(184, 99, 46)
HSLhsl(23, 60%, 45%)
HSVhsv(23, 75%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 75%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.128 49.8)
LABlab(51.58% 32.12 44.64)
LCHlch(51.58% 55.00 54.27)

What #B8632E 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 #B8632E, 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 orange in the library.

#B8632E Channel Values

How #B8632E 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 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 60% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 75% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 75% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8632E 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 text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8632E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8632E; 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 #B8632E

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 #B8632E.

How #B8632E 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#B8632E
Protanopia#77772D
Protanomaly#96702D
Deuteranopia#878724
Deuteranomaly#9D7A28
Tritanopia#BA5E5E
Tritanomaly#B9604F
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #B8632E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8632e: #B8632E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8632E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8632e': '#B8632E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.388, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_b8632e">#B8632E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8632E"

More Orange Colors

#B8632E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B8632E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8632E?

#B8632E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(184, 99, 46) in RGB and hsl(23, 60%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #B8632E?

#B8632E is rgb(184, 99, 46) — red 184, green 99, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8632E?

#B8632E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 75%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8632E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8632E scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8632E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8632E 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 11.12, which is visibly different.

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