Light Brown (#B5651D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.34:1 — vs black: 4.84:1

Color values

  • HEX #B5651D
  • RGB rgb(181, 101, 29)
  • HSL hsl(28, 72%, 41%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 44, 84, 29 )
  • Websafe #CC6633

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5651D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Brown
#B5651D Base
#1D6DB5
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Brown
#B5651D Base
#B51D21
#B5B11D
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Brown
#B5651D Base
#1DB565
#651DB5
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Brown
#B5651D Base
#1DB5B1
#1D21B5
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Brown
#B5651D Base
#21B51D
#1D6DB5
#B11DB5
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Brown
#B5651D Base
#311B08
#734012
#925117
#D87923
#E08B3E
#EBB380
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Brown, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160C04
#361E09
#56300E
#754213
#955318
Light Brown #B5651D Base
#DD802C
#E59C5B
#ECB98A
#F4D5BA
#FBF2E9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B5651D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B5651D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B5651D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B5651D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B5651D,
        #1D6DB5
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B5651D,
        #1D6DB5
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-brown: #B5651D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-brown-r: 181;
$light-brown-g: 101;
$light-brown-b: 29;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-brown;
    color: rgba($light-brown-r, $light-brown-g, $light-brown-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Brown appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B5651D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #838310 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #71711F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #B85F5F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #797979 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Brown ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Brown #B5651D Base
Liver (dogs) #B86D29 ΔE 2.62
Ruddy Brown #BB6528 ΔE 2.95
Alloy Orange #C46210 ΔE 3.57
Ginger #B06500 ΔE 3.83

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.