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#B86D29 Brown Alpaca

#B86D29 is a medium, moderately saturated orange named Brown Alpaca. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 42.7% green and 16.1% blue (rgb(184, 109, 41)). Its HSL value is 29° hue, 64% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 78% yellow and 28% black. #B86D29 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.26:1.

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Variations of #B86D29

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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#B86D29 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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#B86D29 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B86D29 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #958629
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #847520
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #957522
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #958629
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A07E28
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C95C5F
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF6748
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #907B71

#B86D29 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.99:1 Poor#B86D29 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.26:1 Good#B86D29 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B86D29 in CSS

/* Brown Alpaca */
.color { color: #B86D29; }
.background { background-color: #B86D29; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B86D29; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 109 41);
color: hsl(29 64% 44%);
color: oklch(0.606 0.124 58.6);

#B86D29 FAQ

What color is #B86D29?

#B86D29 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Brown Alpaca. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B86D29?

#B86D29 is rgb(184, 109, 41) in RGB, hsl(29, 64%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 41%, 78%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B86D29?

The complementary color of #B86D29 is #2974B8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B86D29?

Black text has the best contrast on #B86D29: 5.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B86D29 a warm or cool color?

#B86D29 is a warm color.