What color is #B39B76?

#B39B76 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39B76?

The RGB value is 179, 155, 118: 179 red, 155 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39B76?

The complementary color is #768EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39B76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39B76 color

#B39B76 rgb(179, 155, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B39B76 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 60.8% green and 46.3% blue (179, 155, 118).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 34% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cookie Crumb (#B19778), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#B39B76 color codes

HEX	`#B39B76`
RGB	`rgb(179, 155, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 34%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 34%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, 3.36, 22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 22.95, 81.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.582, 34.336, 21.995)`
Decimal	`11770742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39B76, 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 #B39B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #B39B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39b76; }
.text { color: #b39b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 155 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39b76, #acb376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B39B76?: #B39B76 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39B76?: The RGB value is 179, 155, 118: 179 red, 155 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39B76?: The complementary color is #768EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39B76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.