What color is #B58F69?

#B58F69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B58F69?

The RGB value is 181, 143, 105: 181 red, 143 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58F69?

The complementary color is #698FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58F69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B58F69 color

#B58F69 rgb(181, 143, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B58F69 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 56.1% green and 41.2% blue (181, 143, 105).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#B58F69 color codes

HEX	`#B58F69`
RGB	`rgb(181, 143, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 56.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 42%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, 9.23, 25.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 27.29, 70.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.429, 30.49, 17.592)`
Decimal	`11898729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58F69, 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 #B58F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B58F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #B58F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58f69; }
.text { color: #b58f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 143 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58f69, #b5b569); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B58F69?: #B58F69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B58F69?: The RGB value is 181, 143, 105: 181 red, 143 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58F69?: The complementary color is #698FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58F69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.