What color is #B0875E?

#B0875E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0875E?

The RGB value is 176, 135, 94: 176 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0875E?

The complementary color is #5E87B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0875E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0875E color

#B0875E rgb(176, 135, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0875E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 52.9% green and 36.9% blue (176, 135, 94).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 47% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Deer (#BA8759), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#B0875E color codes

HEX	`#B0875E`
RGB	`rgb(176, 135, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 52.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 47%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, 10.39, 28.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 29.9, 69.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.59, 27.368, 14.364)`
Decimal	`11568990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0875E, 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 #B0875E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B0875E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #B0875E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0875e; }
.text { color: #b0875e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0875e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 135 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0875e, #b0b05e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B0875E?: #B0875E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0875E?: The RGB value is 176, 135, 94: 176 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0875E?: The complementary color is #5E87B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0875E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.