What color is #B48C62?

#B48C62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48C62?

The RGB value is 180, 140, 98: 180 red, 140 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48C62?

The complementary color is #628AB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48C62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48C62 color

#B48C62 rgb(180, 140, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B48C62 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 54.9% green and 38.4% blue (180, 140, 98).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 46% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Iced Coffee (#AA895D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#B48C62 color codes

HEX	`#B48C62`
RGB	`rgb(180, 140, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 54.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 46%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 46%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, 9.71, 28.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 29.84, 71.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.406, 29.343, 15.615)`
Decimal	`11832418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48C62, 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 #B48C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #B48C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48c62; }
.text { color: #b48c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 140 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48c62, #b3b462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B48C62?: #B48C62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48C62?: The RGB value is 180, 140, 98: 180 red, 140 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48C62?: The complementary color is #628AB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48C62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.