What color is #B29B85?

#B29B85 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Weathered Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29B85?

The RGB value is 178, 155, 133: 178 red, 155 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29B85?

The complementary color is #859CB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29B85 color

#B29B85 rgb(178, 155, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B29B85 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60.8% green and 52.2% blue (178, 155, 133).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Wood (#B19C86), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#B29B85 color codes

HEX	`#B29B85`
RGB	`rgb(178, 155, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 60.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, 5.01, 14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 15.5, 71.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.315, 34.602, 27.057)`
Decimal	`11705221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29B85, 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 #B29B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #B29B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29b85; }
.text { color: #b29b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 155 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29b85, #b2b285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B29B85?: #B29B85 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Weathered Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29B85?: The RGB value is 178, 155, 133: 178 red, 155 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29B85?: The complementary color is #859CB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.