What color is #B59F79?

#B59F79 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59F79?

The RGB value is 181, 159, 121: 181 red, 159 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59F79?

The complementary color is #798FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59F79 color

#B59F79 rgb(181, 159, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B59F79 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62.4% green and 47.5% blue (181, 159, 121).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#B59F79 color codes

HEX	`#B59F79`
RGB	`rgb(181, 159, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.52, 2.37, 22.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.52, 22.95, 84.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.906, 36.002, 23.196)`
Decimal	`11902841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59F79, 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 #B59F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #B59F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59f79; }
.text { color: #b59f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 159 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59f79, #adb579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B59F79?: #B59F79 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59F79?: The RGB value is 181, 159, 121: 181 red, 159 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59F79?: The complementary color is #798FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.