What color is #B59E95?

#B59E95 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59E95?

The RGB value is 181, 158, 149: 181 red, 158 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59E95?

The complementary color is #95ACB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59E95 color

#B59E95 rgb(181, 158, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59E95 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62% green and 58.4% blue (181, 158, 149).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#B59E95 color codes

HEX	`#B59E95`
RGB	`rgb(181, 158, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, 6.96, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 10.46, 48.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.708, 36.448, 33.53)`
Decimal	`11902613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59E95, 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 #B59E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #B59E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59e95; }
.text { color: #b59e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 158 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59e95, #b5ae95); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B59E95?: #B59E95 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59E95?: The RGB value is 181, 158, 149: 181 red, 158 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59E95?: The complementary color is #95ACB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.