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#B95204 Color

#B95204 is rgb(185, 82, 4) in RGB, hsl(26, 96%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 98%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B95204
HEX#B95204
RGBrgb(185, 82, 4)
HSLhsl(26, 96%, 37%)
HSVhsv(26, 98%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 98%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.152 47.8)
LABlab(48.07% 40.18 56.94)
LCHlch(48.07% 69.69 54.79)

What #B95204 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 #B95204, 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.

#B95204 Channel Values

How #B95204 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 185 · G 82 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 96% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 98% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 98% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B95204 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 text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B95204

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B95204; 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 #B95204

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B95204.

How #B95204 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#B95204
Protanopia#6D6D00
Protanomaly#926300
Deuteranopia#808000
Deuteranomaly#9A7100
Tritanopia#BB4D4D
Tritanomaly#BA4F3C
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B95204 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b95204: #B95204;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B95204;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b95204': '#B95204' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.322, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_b95204">#B95204</color>
SVG fillfill="#B95204"

More Brown Colors

#B95204 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B95204 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B95204?

#B95204 is a dark brown — rgb(185, 82, 4) in RGB and hsl(26, 96%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #B95204?

#B95204 is rgb(185, 82, 4) — red 185, green 82, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B95204?

#B95204 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 98%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B95204 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B95204 scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B95204 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B95204 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 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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