Mai Tai Color
Mai Tai is a brown color with hex code #B06608. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mai tai, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mai Tai Color Values
What Does Mai Tai Mean?
Mai Tai belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Mai Tai sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mai Tai is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: deep orange, #BE6516).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mai Tai
Mai Tai and #0851AF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AF1308 and #A4AF08, which sit beside mai tai on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mai tai with triadic partners #08AF67 and #6708AF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Umber —
#B26400(Delta E 3) - Orangey Brown —
#B16002(Delta E 4) - Brown Orange —
#B96902(Delta E 4) - Raw Umber —
#A75E09(Delta E 4) - Bourbon —
#BA6F1E(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B06608; }
.background { background-color: #B06608; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B06608; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B0660840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mai tai?
Mai Tai has the hex code #B06608. In RGB notation it is rgb(176, 102, 8), in HSL it is hsl(34, 91%, 36%), and its OKLCH value is 0.581, 0.131, 62.4.
What does the color mai tai mean?
Brown-family colors like mai tai carry distinct psychological associations. Mai Tai belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Mai Tai sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with mai tai?
Mai Tai has three easy routes: its complement #0851AF for punch, its neighbors #AF1308 and #A4AF08 for something calmer, or triadic partners #08AF67 and #6708AF when you want energy.
Is mai tai a standard web color?
No — Mai Tai is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B06608 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mai tai lighter or darker?
To lighten mai tai, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FCE6C9 (lightest tint) to #1D1101 (darkest shade).
About Mai Tai
Mai Tai is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B06608 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.