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Traditional Chinese color

Wood Brown Color Code

Wood Brown is a medium, moderately saturated orange with the hex code #B35C44. In RGB it is rgb(179, 92, 68), in HSL hsl(13, 45%, 48%) and in CMYK cmyk(0%, 49%, 62%, 30%).

Wood Brown
檀色
#B35C44

Color values

White text on Wood Brown has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and black text 4.53:1, so white text is the more readable choice.

The closest Tailwind CSS color is Amber 700 (#B45309).

Meaning

Sandalwood color

Use Wood Brown in CSS

.element {
  color: #b35c44;
  background-color: #b35c44;
  border-color: rgb(179, 92, 68);
}

Tints and shades of Wood Brown

Ten steps from light to dark at the same hue. Click any swatch to copy it.

Colors that go with Wood Brown

Color-wheel harmonies built from #B35C44. Click a swatch to copy it or open the set in the color wheel.

Complementary

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Split complementary

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A base plus the two neighbors of its complement — contrast with less tension.

Text contrast on Wood Brown

Aa
White text
4.63:1
AA
Aa
Black text
4.53:1
AA
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Questions about Wood Brown

What is the hex code for Wood Brown?

The hex code for Wood Brown is #B35C44. Its RGB value is rgb(179, 92, 68) and its HSL value is hsl(13, 45%, 48%).

What colors go with Wood Brown?

The complementary color of Wood Brown is #439AB1. For a softer scheme try the analogous colors #B14363 and #B19243; for a balanced three-color scheme use the triadic colors #43B15B and #5B43B1.

Is Wood Brown readable as a text color?

On a white background Wood Brown has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text (4.5:1). On black it reaches 4.53:1.

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