#B56576 · Clay

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#B56576 is a medium, muted brown color, closest to Clay and near Clay and Old Rose. In OKLCH it has 60% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 7°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #B56576 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#B56576
RGBrgb(181, 101, 118)
HSLhsl(347, 35%, 55%)
CMYK0, 44, 35, 29
CSS var--clay
Contrast4.13:1 white · 5.09:1 black

Similar named colors

Clay #B66A50Old Rose #C08081Mulberry #C54B8CBrick #CB4154Blush #DE5D83

How to use #B56576

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B56576 (5.09:1); white text does not (4.13:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B56576 with its analogous neighbors #B4649E and #B47B64; for contrast use its complement #64B4A3 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--clay: #B56576;

Shades & tints

#241418#48282F#6D3D47#91515E#B56576#C48491#D3A3AD#E1C1C8#F0E0E4

Color harmonies for #B56576

Complementary

#B56576#64B4A3

Analogous

#B56576#B4649E#B47B64

Triadic

#B56576#75B464#6475B4

Split complementary

#B56576#64B47B#649EB4

Tetradic

#B56576#9EB464#64B4A3#7B64B4

Palettes with #B56576