HEX Color #B68A50 (Peru)

About #B68A50

The hex code #B68A50 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Peru. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 138, and 80.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 56% yellow, and 29% black. With a hue angle of 34.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B68A50

RGB182, 138, 80

HSL34.1°, 41.1%, 51.4%

CMYK0%, 24%, 56%, 29%

HSV34.1°, 56.0%, 71.4%

LAB60.5, 10.0, 37.2

XYZ29.8, 28.7, 11.6

Decimal11962960

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B68A50 #4F7BB6

Analogous

#B6564F #AFB64F

Triadic

#4FB68A #8A4FB6

Tetradic

#4FB656 #4F7BB6 #B64FAF

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#B68A50

#BE9763

#C6A476

#CEB18A

#D6BE9D

#DECBB1

#E6D8C4

#EEE5D8

#F6F2EB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#B68A50

#A17A47

#8D6B3E

#795C35

#654C2C

#503D23

#3C2E1A

#281E11

#140F08

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.12:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.74:1

Text on #000000

AA

2.98:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

5.73:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B68A50; }

.text-color { color: #B68A50; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #B68A50; }

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