What color is #B38D48?

#B38D48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Maple Syrup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38D48?

The RGB value is 179, 141, 72: 179 red, 141 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38D48?

The complementary color is #486EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38D48?

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.

#B38D48 color

#B38D48 rgb(179, 141, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38D48 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 55.3% green and 28.2% blue (179, 141, 72).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 43% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 60% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Maple Syrup (#BB9351), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B38D48 color codes

HEX	`#B38D48`
RGB	`rgb(179, 141, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 55.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 43%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 60%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 60%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, 6.36, 41.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 42.18, 81.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.286, 29.103, 10.205)`
Decimal	`11767112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38D48, 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 #B38D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38D48 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 #B38D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38d48; }
.text { color: #b38d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 141 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38d48, #a3b348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #B38D48?: #B38D48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Maple Syrup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38D48?: The RGB value is 179, 141, 72: 179 red, 141 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38D48?: The complementary color is #486EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38D48?: 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.