What color is #B48657?

#B48657 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48657?

The RGB value is 180, 134, 87: 180 red, 134 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48657?

The complementary color is #5785B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48657?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48657 color

#B48657 rgb(180, 134, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B48657 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 52.5% green and 34.1% blue (180, 134, 87).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 38% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 52% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Deer (#BA8759), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#B48657 color codes

HEX	`#B48657`
RGB	`rgb(180, 134, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 52.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 38%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 52%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.38, 11.95, 32.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.38, 34.2, 69.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.069, 27.444, 12.781)`
Decimal	`11830871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48657, 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 #B48657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #B48657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48657; }
.text { color: #b48657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 134 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48657, #b4b457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B48657?: #B48657 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48657?: The RGB value is 180, 134, 87: 180 red, 134 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48657?: The complementary color is #5785B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48657?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.