What color is #B59B72?

#B59B72 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59B72?

The RGB value is 181, 155, 114: 181 red, 155 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59B72?

The complementary color is #728CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59B72 color

#B59B72 rgb(181, 155, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B59B72 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 60.8% green and 44.7% blue (181, 155, 114).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 37% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Curry Sauce (#BE9E6F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#B59B72 color codes

HEX	`#B59B72`
RGB	`rgb(181, 155, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 60.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, 3.67, 25.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 25.35, 81.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.815, 34.483, 20.791)`
Decimal	`11901810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59B72, 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 #B59B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #B59B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59b72; }
.text { color: #b59b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 155 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59b72, #aeb572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B59B72?: #B59B72 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59B72?: The RGB value is 181, 155, 114: 181 red, 155 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59B72?: The complementary color is #728CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.