What color is #B3833B?

#B3833B is a moderate orange known as Weissbier. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Weissbier?

The RGB value is 179, 131, 59: 179 red, 131 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Weissbier?

The complementary color is #3B6BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3833B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Weissbier color: hex code #B3833B

#B3833B rgb(179, 131, 59)

Shades of brown

Weissbier has the hex code #B3833B. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 51.4% green and 23.1% blue (179, 131, 59).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 50% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 67% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

Weissbier (#B3833B) color codes

HEX	`#B3833B`
RGB	`rgb(179, 131, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 51.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 50%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 67%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 67%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.16, 11.02, 45.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.16, 46.37, 76.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.498, 26.134, 7.733)`
Decimal	`11764539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Weissbier, 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 #B3833B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B3833B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #B3833B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3833b; }
.text { color: #b3833b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3833b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 131 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3833b, #a7b33b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #B3833B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B3833B?: #B3833B is a moderate orange known as Weissbier. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Weissbier?: The RGB value is 179, 131, 59: 179 red, 131 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Weissbier?: The complementary color is #3B6BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3833B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.