What color is #B3966C?

#B3966C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3966C?

The RGB value is 179, 150, 108: 179 red, 150 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3966C?

The complementary color is #6C89B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3966C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3966C color

#B3966C rgb(179, 150, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3966C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.8% green and 42.4% blue (179, 150, 108).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 32% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#B3966C color codes

HEX	`#B3966C`
RGB	`rgb(179, 150, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 32%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 40%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.74, 4.88, 26.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.74, 26.64, 79.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.204, 32.481, 18.757)`
Decimal	`11769452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3966C, 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 #B3966C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3966C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B3966C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3966c; }
.text { color: #b3966c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3966c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 150 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3966c, #adb36c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3966C?: #B3966C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3966C?: The RGB value is 179, 150, 108: 179 red, 150 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3966C?: The complementary color is #6C89B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3966C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.