What color is #B39B69?

#B39B69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39B69?

The RGB value is 179, 155, 105: 179 red, 155 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39B69?

The complementary color is #6981B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39B69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39B69 color

#B39B69 rgb(179, 155, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B39B69 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 60.8% green and 41.2% blue (179, 155, 105).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#B39B69 color codes

HEX	`#B39B69`
RGB	`rgb(179, 155, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 41%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65, 1.79, 29.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65, 29.53, 86.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.862, 34.048, 18.203)`
Decimal	`11770729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39B69, 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 #B39B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #B39B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39b69; }
.text { color: #b39b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 155 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39b69, #a6b369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B39B69?: #B39B69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39B69?: The RGB value is 179, 155, 105: 179 red, 155 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39B69?: The complementary color is #6981B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39B69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.