What color is #B28B70?

#B28B70 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B28B70?

The RGB value is 178, 139, 112: 178 red, 139 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28B70?

The complementary color is #7097B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28B70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28B70 color

#B28B70 rgb(178, 139, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B28B70 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 54.5% green and 43.9% blue (178, 139, 112).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 37% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#B28B70 color codes

HEX	`#B28B70`
RGB	`rgb(178, 139, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 54.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 37%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 37%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, 11.04, 20.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 22.95, 61.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.518, 29.102, 19.336)`
Decimal	`11701104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28B70, 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 #B28B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B28B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #B28B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28b70; }
.text { color: #b28b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 139 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28b70, #b2ac70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B28B70?: #B28B70 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B28B70?: The RGB value is 178, 139, 112: 178 red, 139 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28B70?: The complementary color is #7097B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28B70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.