What color is #B96033?

#B96033 is a moderate orange known as Boho Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Boho Copper?

The RGB value is 185, 96, 51: 185 red, 96 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Boho Copper?

The complementary color is #338CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96033?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Boho Copper color: hex code #B96033

#B96033 rgb(185, 96, 51)

Shades of brown

Boho Copper has the hex code #B96033. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 37.6% green and 20% blue (185, 96, 51).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 57% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 72% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

Boho Copper (#B96033) color codes

HEX	`#B96033`
RGB	`rgb(185, 96, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 37.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 57%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 72%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 72%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, 32.41, 40.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 52.25, 51.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.79, 18.922, 5.478)`
Decimal	`12148787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Boho Copper, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B96033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B96033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96033; }
.text { color: #b96033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 96 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96033, #b9a333); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Orange.

See #B96033 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B96033?: #B96033 is a moderate orange known as Boho Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Boho Copper?: The RGB value is 185, 96, 51: 185 red, 96 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Boho Copper?: The complementary color is #338CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96033?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.