What color is #B66E45?

#B66E45 is a desaturated orange known as Dune Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dune Spice?

The RGB value is 182, 110, 69: 182 red, 110 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dune Spice?

The complementary color is #458DB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B66E45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dune Spice color: hex code #B66E45

#B66E45 rgb(182, 110, 69)

Shades of brown

Dune Spice has the hex code #B66E45. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 43.1% green and 27.1% blue (182, 110, 69).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 45% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 62% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

Dune Spice (#B66E45) color codes

HEX	`#B66E45`
RGB	`rgb(182, 110, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 43.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 45%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 62%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 62%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, 24.67, 34.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 42.55, 54.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.943, 21.529, 8.418)`
Decimal	`11955781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dune Spice, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B66E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B66E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B66E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b66e45; }
.text { color: #b66e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b66e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 110 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b66e45, #b6a745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #B66E45 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B66E45?: #B66E45 is a desaturated orange known as Dune Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dune Spice?: The RGB value is 182, 110, 69: 182 red, 110 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dune Spice?: The complementary color is #458DB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B66E45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.