Close to Sienna
#B0512E
#B0512E is a mid-tone, rich brown, close to the color Sienna. In RGB it’s made of 69% red, 31.8% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 16°, with 59% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B0512E.
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.
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4.06:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B0512E as they’d see it.
#B0512E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B0512E
What color is #B0512E?
#B0512E is a mid-tone, rich brown, close to the color Sienna. In RGB it’s made of 69% red, 31.8% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 16°, with 59% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #B0512E in RGB?
#B0512E is rgb(176, 81, 46): 176 red, 81 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B0512E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 54, 74, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B0512E?
PANTONE 484 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B0512E?
Its complement #0C7697 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.