Close to Ginger
#B36600
#B36600 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 40% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 34°, with 100% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B36600.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.36:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
4.82:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.36:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
4.82:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B36600 as they’d see it.
#B36600 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B36600
What color is #B36600?
#B36600 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 40% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 34°, with 100% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B36600 in RGB?
#B36600 is rgb(179, 102, 0): 179 red, 102 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B36600 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 43, 100, 30). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B36600?
PANTONE 153 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B36600?
Its complement #4D72E0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.