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#B87351 Color

#B87351 is rgb(184, 115, 81) in RGB, hsl(20, 42%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 56%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B87351
HEX#B87351
RGBrgb(184, 115, 81)
HSLhsl(20, 42%, 52%)
HSVhsv(20, 56%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 56%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.1 46.6)
LABlab(55.54% 25.41 30.67)
LCHlch(55.54% 39.83 50.36)

What #B87351 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 #B87351, 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.

#B87351 Channel Values

How #B87351 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 115 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 42% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 56% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 56% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B87351 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B87351

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B87351; 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 #B87351

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 #B87351 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#B87351
Protanopia#828250
Protanomaly#9B7C51
Deuteranopia#8F8F4D
Deuteranomaly#A1844E
Tritanopia#BA6F6F
Tritanomaly#B97165
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B87351 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b87351: #B87351;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B87351;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b87351': '#B87351' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.451, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_b87351">#B87351</color>
SVG fillfill="#B87351"

More Orange Colors

#B87351 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B87351 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B87351?

#B87351 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(184, 115, 81) in RGB and hsl(20, 42%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.96.

What is the RGB value of #B87351?

#B87351 is rgb(184, 115, 81) — red 184, green 115, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B87351?

#B87351 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 56%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B87351 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B87351 scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B87351 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B87351 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 13.76, which is visibly different.

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