What color is #B38C79?

#B38C79 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38C79?

The RGB value is 179, 140, 121: 179 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38C79?

The complementary color is #79A0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38C79 color

#B38C79 rgb(179, 140, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38C79 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.9% green and 47.5% blue (179, 140, 121).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 28% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 32% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#B38C79 color codes

HEX	`#B38C79`
RGB	`rgb(179, 140, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 54.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 28%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 32%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 32%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, 12.04, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 19.88, 52.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.42, 29.722, 22.167)`
Decimal	`11766905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38C79, 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 #B38C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #B38C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38c79; }
.text { color: #b38c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 140 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38c79, #b3a979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B38C79?: #B38C79 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38C79?: The RGB value is 179, 140, 121: 179 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38C79?: The complementary color is #79A0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.