What color is #B38E54?

#B38E54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38E54?

The RGB value is 179, 142, 84: 179 red, 142 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38E54?

The complementary color is #5479B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38E54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38E54 color

#B38E54 rgb(179, 142, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38E54 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 55.7% green and 32.9% blue (179, 142, 84).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 38% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 53% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Teak (#AB8953), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#B38E54 color codes

HEX	`#B38E54`
RGB	`rgb(179, 142, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 55.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 38%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 53%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 53%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.28, 6.81, 35.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.28, 36.63, 79.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.865, 29.572, 12.521)`
Decimal	`11767380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38E54, 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 #B38E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #B38E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38e54; }
.text { color: #b38e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 142 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38e54, #a8b354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B38E54?: #B38E54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38E54?: The RGB value is 179, 142, 84: 179 red, 142 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38E54?: The complementary color is #5479B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38E54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.