#b56e1c Color Information

#b56e1c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b56e1c. In RGB, it consists of 71.0% Red, 43.1% Green, and 11.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 39.2% Magenta, 84.5% Yellow, and 29% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 32.2°, with saturation of 73.2% and lightness of 41%. The decimal value for #b56e1c is 11890204, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc6633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b56e1c is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#b56e1c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color181, 110, 28 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color71.0%, 43.1%, 11.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.290, 0.569, 0.890 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.392, 0.845, 0.29 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color32.2°, 73.2%, 41.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color32.2°, 84.5%, 71.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.842, 21.059, 3.854 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color160, 181, 28 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11890204 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color53.015, 22.205, 53.322 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)53.015, 57.761, 67.392 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color53.015, 58.039, 48.011 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color45.891, 16.317, 27.144 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.499, 0.423, 21.059 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290080284 / 0xffb56e1c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc6633 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b56e1c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b56e1c, its pure hue is 32.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.2%, and its lightness is 41.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b56e1c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #170e04 to #9e6019.

Tints of #b56e1c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b56e1c, its pure hue is 32.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.2%, and its lightness is 41.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b56e1c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #be8038 to #f6ede3.

Tones of #b56e1c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b56e1c, its pure hue is 32.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b56e1c, which range from #696969 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d17000 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b56e1c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b56e1c! For #b56e1c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b56e1c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b56e1c

This color, #b56e1c, consists of 71.0% Red, 43.1% Green, and 11.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 181, Green = 110, Blue = 28. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b56e1c is 0% Cyan, 39.2% Magenta, 84.5% Yellow, and 29% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R71.0%
C0.0%
G43.1%
M39.2%
B11.0%
Y84.5%
K29.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 181 110 28
Octal 265 156 34
Hexa #b5 #6e #1c
Binary 10110101 01101110 00011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 39 84 29
Octal 0 47 124 35
Hexa #00 #27 #54 #1d
Binary 00000000 00100111 01010100 00011101

Analogous Colors of #b56e1c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b56e1c — which has hue 32.2° — its analogous colors are located at 2.2° and 62.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b56e1c.

Triadic Colors of #b56e1c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b56e1c — which has hue 32.2° — its triadic colors are located at 32.2° and 272.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b56e1c.

Complementary Color of #b56e1c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b56e1c — which has hue 32.2° — its complementary color is located at 212.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b56e1c.

Split Complementary Colors of #b56e1c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b56e1c — which has hue 32.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 32.2° and 242.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b56e1c.

Tetradic Colors of #b56e1c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b56e1c — which has hue 32.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 302.2°, 32.2°, 122.2°, and 212.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b56e1c.

Monochromatic Colors of #b56e1c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b56e1c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #543615 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f2a348 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b56e1c

We want to make getting started with #b56e1c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b56e1c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b56e1c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b56e1c with other HTML elements.

#b56e1c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b56e1c.
<span style="color: #b56e1c;">The color of this text is #b56e1c.</span>

#b56e1c Background Color

The background color for this text is #b56e1c.
<div style="background-color: #b56e1c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b56e1c.</div>

#b56e1c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b56e1c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b56e1c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b56e1c.</span>

#b56e1c Border Color

This is a div with border color #b56e1c.
<div style="border: #b56e1c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b56e1c.</div>

#b56e1c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b56e1c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b56e1c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b56e1c on a white background.</div></div>

#b56e1c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b56e1c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b56e1c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b56e1c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b56e1c to White

This is a gradient from #b56e1c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b56e1c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b56e1c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b56e1c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b56e1c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b56e1c to white.</div>

Gradient from #b56e1c to Black

This is a gradient from #b56e1c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b56e1c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b56e1c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b56e1c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b56e1c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b56e1c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b56e1c

In addition to using #b56e1c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b56e1c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b56e1c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 181, Green = 110, Blue = 28). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b56e1c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b56e1c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(181, 110, 28)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b56e1c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b56e1c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b56e1c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(181, 110, 28);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b56e1c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:181, green:110, blue:28, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:181 green:110 blue:28 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(181f, 110f, 28f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(181, 110, 28);
 

#b56e1c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b56e1c the same way. For those with color blindness, #b56e1c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b56e1c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b56e1c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b56e1c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b56e1c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b56e1c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #b56e1c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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