What color is #B49D77?

#B49D77 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49D77?

The RGB value is 180, 157, 119: 180 red, 157 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49D77?

The complementary color is #778EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49D77 color

#B49D77 rgb(180, 157, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B49D77 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 61.6% green and 46.7% blue (180, 157, 119).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 34% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is French Oak (#BB9E7C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#B49D77 color codes

HEX	`#B49D77`
RGB	`rgb(180, 157, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 61.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, 2.8, 23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 23.19, 83.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.21, 35.15, 22.432)`
Decimal	`11836791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49D77, 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 #B49D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #B49D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49d77; }
.text { color: #b49d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 157 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49d77, #adb477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B49D77?: #B49D77 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49D77?: The RGB value is 180, 157, 119: 180 red, 157 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49D77?: The complementary color is #778EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.