What color is #B85824?

#B85824 is a moderate orange known as Fallen Canopy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fallen Canopy?

The RGB value is 184, 88, 36: 184 red, 88 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fallen Canopy?

The complementary color is #2484B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B85824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fallen Canopy color: hex code #B85824

#B85824 rgb(184, 88, 36)

Shades of brown

Fallen Canopy has the hex code #B85824. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 34.5% green and 14.1% blue (184, 88, 36).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 67% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 80% yellow and 28% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

Fallen Canopy (#B85824) color codes

HEX	`#B85824`
RGB	`rgb(184, 88, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 34.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 67%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 80%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 80%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, 35.56, 46.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 58.36, 52.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.578, 17.3, 3.766)`
Decimal	`12081188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fallen Canopy, 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 #B85824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B85824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	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 #B85824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b85824; }
.text { color: #b85824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b85824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 88 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b85824, #b8a224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Orange.

See #B85824 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B85824?: #B85824 is a moderate orange known as Fallen Canopy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fallen Canopy?: The RGB value is 184, 88, 36: 184 red, 88 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fallen Canopy?: The complementary color is #2484B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B85824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.