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#B77B59 closest to Silken Chocolate

#B77B59 is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Silken Chocolate. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 48.2% green and 34.9% blue (rgb(183, 123, 89)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 39% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 51% yellow and 28% black. #B77B59 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.99:1.

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Variations of #B77B59

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B77B59 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B77B59 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B77B59 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9A8E59
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B8156
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #998157
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9A8E59
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A38858
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C57072
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD7766
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #898989
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #96867F

#B77B59 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.51:1 Poor#B77B59 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.99:1 Good#B77B59 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B77B59 in CSS

/* Silken Chocolate */
.color { color: #B77B59; }
.background { background-color: #B77B59; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B77B59; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(183 123 89);
color: hsl(22 39% 53%);
color: oklch(0.637 0.089 50.1);

#B77B59 FAQ

What color is #B77B59?

#B77B59 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B77B59?

#B77B59 is rgb(183, 123, 89) in RGB, hsl(22, 39%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 51%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B77B59?

The complementary color of #B77B59 is #5995B7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B77B59?

Black text has the best contrast on #B77B59: 5.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B77B59 a warm or cool color?

#B77B59 is a warm color.