#B65F16

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #B65F16

The hex code #B65F16 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Chocolate. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 95 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 88% yellow, and 29% black. The HSL representation is 27.4° hue, 78.4% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B65F16
RGB182, 95, 22
HSL27.4°, 78.4%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 48%, 88%, 29%
HSV27.4°, 87.9%, 71.4%
LAB49.7, 30.7, 52.7
XYZ23.5, 18.2, 3.0
Decimal11951894

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.64:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.94:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B65F16; }
.text-color { color: #B65F16; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B65F16; }

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