What color is #B56518?

#B56518 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Fire Ant. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B56518?

The RGB value is 181, 101, 24: 181 red, 101 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B56518?

The complementary color is #1868B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B56518?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B56518 color

#B56518 rgb(181, 101, 24)

Shades of orange

The hex color #B56518 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 39.6% green and 9.4% blue (181, 101, 24).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 77% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 87% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Fire Ant (#BE6400), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#B56518 color codes

HEX	`#B56518`
RGB	`rgb(181, 101, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 39.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 77%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 87%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 87%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, 27.04, 52.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 59.45, 62.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.877, 19.2, 3.313)`
Decimal	`11887896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B56518, 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 #B56518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B56518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #B56518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b56518; }
.text { color: #b56518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b56518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 101 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b56518, #b5b418); }

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Questions

What color is #B56518?: #B56518 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Fire Ant. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B56518?: The RGB value is 181, 101, 24: 181 red, 101 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B56518?: The complementary color is #1868B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B56518?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.