What color is #B38B71?

#B38B71 is a desaturated orange known as Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Macaroon?

The RGB value is 179, 139, 113: 179 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Macaroon?

The complementary color is #7199B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Macaroon color: hex code #B38B71

#B38B71 rgb(179, 139, 113)

Shades of brown

Macaroon has the hex code #B38B71. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.5% green and 44.3% blue (179, 139, 113).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 37% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

Macaroon (#B38B71) color codes

HEX	`#B38B71`
RGB	`rgb(179, 139, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 54.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 37%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 37%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, 11.57, 19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 22.89, 59.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.805, 29.243, 19.641)`
Decimal	`11766641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Macaroon, 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 #B38B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #B38B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38b71; }
.text { color: #b38b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 139 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38b71, #b3ac71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #B38B71 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B38B71?: #B38B71 is a desaturated orange known as Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Macaroon?: The RGB value is 179, 139, 113: 179 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Macaroon?: The complementary color is #7199B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.