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#B95B13 Color

#B95B13 is rgb(185, 91, 19) in RGB, hsl(26, 81%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 90%, 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 5.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B95B13
HEX#B95B13
RGBrgb(185, 91, 19)
HSLhsl(26, 81%, 40%)
HSVhsv(26, 90%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 90%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.143 50.9)
LABlab(49.90% 35.96 54.27)
LCHlch(49.90% 65.10 56.47)

What #B95B13 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 #B95B13, 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.

#B95B13 Channel Values

How #B95B13 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 91 · B 198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 81% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 90% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 90% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B95B13 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 text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B95B13

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B95B13; 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 #B95B13

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 #B95B13.

How #B95B13 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#B95B13
Protanopia#72720F
Protanomaly#946A11
Deuteranopia#848400
Deuteranomaly#9C7601
Tritanopia#BB5656
Tritanomaly#BA5844
Achromatopsia#757575

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Using #B95B13 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b95b13: #B95B13;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B95B13;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b95b13': '#B95B13' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.357, blue: 0.075)
Android XML<color name="color_b95b13">#B95B13</color>
SVG fillfill="#B95B13"

More Brown Colors

#B95B13 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B95B13 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B95B13?

#B95B13 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(185, 91, 19) in RGB and hsl(26, 81%, 40%) 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 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #B95B13?

#B95B13 is rgb(185, 91, 19) — red 185, green 91, and blue 19 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B95B13?

#B95B13 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 90%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B95B13 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B95B13 scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B95B13 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B95B13 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 8.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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