#B9542D Color

#B9542D is rgb(185, 84, 45) in RGB, hsl(17, 61%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 76%, 27%) 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 8.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9542D

HEX#B9542D

RGBrgb(185, 84, 45)

HSLhsl(17, 61%, 45%)

HSVhsv(17, 76%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 76%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.141 40.6)

LABlab(48.65% 39.94 42.31)

LCHlch(48.65% 58.18 46.65)

What #B9542D 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 #B9542D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 8.54 Chinese Red#AA381EΔE 10.12 Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 10.51 Cedar Chest#C95A49ΔE 11.57 Brown (Crayola)#AF593EΔE 11.66 Sienna#A0522DΔE 11.67

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#B9542D Channel Values

How #B9542D 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 185 · G 84 · B 45	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 17° · S 61% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 17° · S 76% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 55% · Y 76% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.81:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9542D 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 text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B9542D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9542D; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B9542D

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 #B9542D 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#B9542D

Protanopia#6E6E2B

Protanomaly#92652C

Deuteranopia#818121

Deuteranomaly#9B7226

Tritanopia#BA5050

Tritanomaly#BA5245

Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #B9542D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9542d: #B9542D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9542D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9542d': '#B9542D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.329, blue: 0.176)

Android XML<color name="color_b9542d">#B9542D</color>

SVG fillfill="#B9542D"

More Orange Colors

#B9542D 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

#B9542D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9542D?

#B9542D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(185, 84, 45) in RGB and hsl(17, 61%, 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 8.54.

What is the RGB value of #B9542D?

#B9542D is rgb(185, 84, 45) — red 185, green 84, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9542D?

#B9542D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 76%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9542D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B9542D scores 4.81:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9542D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9542D 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 11.67, which is visibly different.

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