What color is #B5836B?

#B5836B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5836B?

The RGB value is 181, 131, 107: 181 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5836B?

The complementary color is #6B9DB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5836B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5836B color

#B5836B rgb(181, 131, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5836B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 51.4% green and 42% blue (181, 131, 107).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#B5836B color codes

HEX	`#B5836B`
RGB	`rgb(181, 131, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 51.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 41%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, 16.14, 20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 26.14, 51.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.827, 27.12, 17.571)`
Decimal	`11895659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5836B, 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 #B5836B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B5836B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #B5836B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5836b; }
.text { color: #b5836b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5836b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 131 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5836b, #b5a86b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B5836B?: #B5836B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5836B?: The RGB value is 181, 131, 107: 181 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5836B?: The complementary color is #6B9DB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5836B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.