What color is #B5987F?

#B5987F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5987F?

The RGB value is 181, 152, 127: 181 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5987F?

The complementary color is #7F9CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5987F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5987F color

#B5987F rgb(181, 152, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5987F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 59.6% green and 49.8% blue (181, 152, 127).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 27% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 30% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Saddle Up (#AB927A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#B5987F color codes

HEX	`#B5987F`
RGB	`rgb(181, 152, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 59.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 27%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 30%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 30%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, 7, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 18.56, 67.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.116, 33.814, 24.804)`
Decimal	`11901055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5987F, 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 #B5987F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5987F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #B5987F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5987f; }
.text { color: #b5987f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5987f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 152 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5987f, #b5b37f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B5987F?: #B5987F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5987F?: The RGB value is 181, 152, 127: 181 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5987F?: The complementary color is #7F9CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5987F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.