Light brown color: code #B5651D
Light brown
#B5651D
Color codes
- HEX
#B5651D - RGB
rgb(181, 101, 29) - HSL
hsl(28, 72%, 41%) - HSV
hsv(28, 84%, 71%) - CMYK
cmyk(0%, 44%, 84%, 29%) - LAB
lab(51% 27.2 51.2) - OKLCH
oklch(58.7% 0.13 56.8)
About the color Light brown
Light brown has the HEX code #B5651D, which corresponds to rgb(181, 101, 29) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 28°, with 72% saturation and 41% lightness (hsl(28, 72%, 41%)).
Because of its hue it reads as a warm color: it tends to feel energetic and close, and it visually “advances” in a composition.
As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 4.84:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 4.33:1 for white.
For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 44%, 84%, 29%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.
Lighter tints
Darker shades
Color combinations with Light brown
Complementary
#B5651D · #1D6EB4
Analogous
#B41D22 · #B5651D · #B4AF1D
Triadic
#B5651D · #1DB464 · #641DB4
Tetradic
#B5651D · #22B41D · #1D6EB4 · #AF1DB4
Split-complementary
#B5651D · #1DB4AF · #1D22B4
Monochromatic
#46270B · #884B16 · #B5651D · #E0893E · #EAB280
Light brown with white and black text
How to use it in CSS
:root {
--color-light-brown: #B5651D;
--color-light-brown-rgb: 181, 101, 29;
}
.elemento {
background-color: var(--color-light-brown);
color: #000000;
}