What color is #B39F81?

#B39F81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39F81?

The RGB value is 179, 159, 129: 179 red, 159 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39F81?

The complementary color is #8195B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39F81 color

#B39F81 rgb(179, 159, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B39F81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 62.4% green and 50.6% blue (179, 159, 129).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 28% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#B39F81 color codes

HEX	`#B39F81`
RGB	`rgb(179, 159, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 62.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 28%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, 2.64, 18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 18.55, 81.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.951, 35.966, 25.866)`
Decimal	`11771777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39F81, 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 #B39F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #B39F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39f81; }
.text { color: #b39f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 159 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39f81, #aeb381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B39F81?: #B39F81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39F81?: The RGB value is 179, 159, 129: 179 red, 159 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39F81?: The complementary color is #8195B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.