What color is #B18E79?

#B18E79 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B18E79?

The RGB value is 177, 142, 121: 177 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18E79?

The complementary color is #799CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18E79 color

#B18E79 rgb(177, 142, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B18E79 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 55.7% green and 47.5% blue (177, 142, 121).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#B18E79 color codes

HEX	`#B18E79`
RGB	`rgb(177, 142, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 55.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.72, 10.12, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.72, 19.11, 58.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.256, 30.075, 22.244)`
Decimal	`11636345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18E79, 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 #B18E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B18E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B18E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18e79; }
.text { color: #b18e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 142 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18e79, #b1aa79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B18E79?: #B18E79 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B18E79?: The RGB value is 177, 142, 121: 177 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18E79?: The complementary color is #799CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.