orangewarmCC0 survey name

Pale Brown #B1916E

Pale Brown is a mid-tone, moderately saturated warm color (#B1916E; HSL 31° 30% 56%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “pale brown”.

Use cases: CTAs · Energy accents

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Families: Oranges · Tans · Bronze Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#B1916E
RGBrgb(177, 145, 110)
HSLhsl(31, 30%, 56%)
HSVhsv(31, 38%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(67.74% 0.062 69)
OKLaboklab(67.74% 0.0222 0.0578)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18.1%, 37.9%, 30.6%)
XYZxyz(31.0722, 30.7252, 19.0427)
CIE-LABlab(62.3, 7.0, 23.1)
CIE-LCHlch(62.3, 24.2, 73.0°)
Luminance0.307 (WCAG relative)
/* Pale Brown */ --pale-brown: #b1916e; color: #b1916e; background-color: #b1916e;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: palebrown.

Collections: Muted Colors · Earth Tone Colors · Boho Colors · Retro Colors · Desert Colors · Skin Tone Colors · Vintage Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#9e8163 #8b7257 #79634d #675542 #554737 #44392d #342c24 #25201a #161310 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#b99b7c #c1a689 #c9b198 #d1bca6 #d9c7b4 #e1d2c3 #e9ddd2 #f0e8e1 #f8f4f0 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#af9272 #ac9276 #aa937a #a8937e #a59482 #a29486 #a0958a #9d958e #9a9692 #979797

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#B1916E
#6E8EB1
#b1916e #6e8eb1

Analogous

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#B1706E
#B1916E
#B0B16E
#b1706e #b1916e #b0b16e

Triadic

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#B1916E
#6EB191
#916EB1
#b1916e #6eb191 #916eb1

Tetradic

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#B1916E
#6EB170
#6E8EB1
#B16EB0
#b1916e #6eb170 #6e8eb1 #b16eb0

Square

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#B1916E
#6EB170
#6E8EB1
#B16EB0
#b1916e #6eb170 #6e8eb1 #b16eb0

Split Complementary

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#B1916E
#6EB0B1
#706EB1
#b1916e #6eb0b1 #706eb1

Monochromatic

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#6B533A
#93724F
#B1916E
#C6AF96
#DCCDBE
#6b533a #93724f #b1916e #c6af96 #dccdbe

Accessibility & contrast

2.94
#B1916E on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
7.14
#B1916E on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on pale brown

7.14
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C926C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49A6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8988

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Camel #C19A6B4.55
Dust #B2996E4.65
Dark Beige #AC93625.55
Mushroom #BA9E885.98
Light Brown #AD81506.44
Puce #A57E526.73

Colors that go with pale brown

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Dark Brown #341C02
5.4:1
Same hue family as pale brown (Δh 0°) — guaranteed harmony
Beige #F5F5DC
2.7:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈29°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Evergreen #05472A
3.7:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈122°) — balanced three-way contrast
1.6:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈146°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Navy Blue #1B2A4A
4.8:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈170°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.