What color is #B59481?

#B59481 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59481?

The RGB value is 181, 148, 129: 181 red, 148 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59481?

The complementary color is #81A2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59481 color

#B59481 rgb(181, 148, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B59481 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 58% green and 50.6% blue (181, 148, 129).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#B59481 color codes

HEX	`#B59481`
RGB	`rgb(181, 148, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 58%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, 9.49, 14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 17.5, 57.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.609, 32.59, 25.285)`
Decimal	`11900033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59481, 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 #B59481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #B59481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59481; }
.text { color: #b59481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 148 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59481, #b5ae81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B59481?: #B59481 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59481?: The RGB value is 181, 148, 129: 181 red, 148 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59481?: The complementary color is #81A2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.