All About Color #B9852D

#B9852D

About #B9852D

#B9852D is a medium orange color with the hex code #B9852D. In RGB it is red 185, green 133, blue 45; in HSL it is hue 38°, saturation 61%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 28%, 76%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.25:1 on white and 6.46:1 on black.

#B9852D Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 85, 2D
CMYK0.00%, 28.11%, 75.68%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 133, 45
HSL38°, 61%, 45%
RGB Octal271, 205, 55
HSV (HSB)37.71°, 75.68%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 10000101, 101101
CIE-L*AB59.23, 11.82, 52.66
RGB Percent72.55%, 52.16%, 17.65%
CIE-L*CH59.23, 53.97, 77.34
XYZ28.87, 27.28, 6.23
CIE-L*UV59.23, 42.35, 53.30
xyY0.46, 0.44, 27.28
Hunter-Lab52.23, 7.26, 29.49
RYB50.09%, 72.55%, 17.65%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9852D on a dark background: contrast 6.46:1, passes WCAG AA.
#B9852D on a light background: contrast 3.25:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9852D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B9852D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B9852D · #DAB067 · #6F501B · #2D60B9 · #6791DA

Analogous palette

#B92D60 · #B93F2D · #B9852D · #A6B92D · #60B92D

Triadic palette

#B9852D · #2DB985 · #852DB9 · #DAB067 · #67DAB0

Tetradic palette

#B9852D · #2DB93F · #2D60B9 · #B92DA6 · #6F501B

Monochromatic palette

#3E2C0F · #7B591E · #B9852D · #D7AA5B · #E6CA98

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