What color is #B38E69?

#B38E69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38E69?

The RGB value is 179, 142, 105: 179 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38E69?

The complementary color is #698EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38E69 color

#B38E69 rgb(179, 142, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B38E69 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 55.7% green and 41.2% blue (179, 142, 105).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 41% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#B38E69 color codes

HEX	`#B38E69`
RGB	`rgb(179, 142, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 55.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 41%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 41%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.61, 8.95, 25.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.61, 26.58, 70.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.814, 29.951, 17.52)`
Decimal	`11767401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38E69, 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 #B38E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #B38E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38e69; }
.text { color: #b38e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 142 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38e69, #b3b369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B38E69?: #B38E69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38E69?: The RGB value is 179, 142, 105: 179 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38E69?: The complementary color is #698EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.