What color is #B4945E?

#B4945E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tiger. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4945E?

The RGB value is 180, 148, 94: 180 red, 148 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4945E?

The complementary color is #5E7EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4945E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4945E color

#B4945E rgb(180, 148, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4945E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 58% green and 36.9% blue (180, 148, 94).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 48% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Tiger (#BE9C67), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#B4945E color codes

HEX	`#B4945E`
RGB	`rgb(180, 148, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 58%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 48%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 48%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, 4.87, 32.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 33.31, 81.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.434, 31.693, 15.049)`
Decimal	`11834462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4945E, 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 #B4945E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4945E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #B4945E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4945e; }
.text { color: #b4945e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4945e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 148 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4945e, #a9b45e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B4945E?: #B4945E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tiger. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4945E?: The RGB value is 180, 148, 94: 180 red, 148 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4945E?: The complementary color is #5E7EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4945E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.