What color is #B38B61?

#B38B61 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38B61?

The RGB value is 179, 139, 97: 179 red, 139 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38B61?

The complementary color is #6189B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38B61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38B61 color

#B38B61 rgb(179, 139, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38B61 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.5% green and 38% blue (179, 139, 97).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 35% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 46% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Iced Coffee (#AA895D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#B38B61 color codes

HEX	`#B38B61`
RGB	`rgb(179, 139, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 54.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 35%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 46%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 46%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, 9.74, 28.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 29.88, 70.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.982, 28.914, 15.309)`
Decimal	`11766625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38B61, 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 #B38B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #B38B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38b61; }
.text { color: #b38b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 139 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38b61, #b2b361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B38B61?: #B38B61 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38B61?: The RGB value is 179, 139, 97: 179 red, 139 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38B61?: The complementary color is #6189B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38B61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.