What color is #B78F52?

#B78F52 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Maple Syrup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B78F52?

The RGB value is 183, 143, 82: 183 red, 143 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B78F52?

The complementary color is #527AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B78F52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B78F52 color

#B78F52 rgb(183, 143, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B78F52 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 56.1% green and 32.2% blue (183, 143, 82).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 41% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 55% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Maple Syrup (#BB9351), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#B78F52 color codes

HEX	`#B78F52`
RGB	`rgb(183, 143, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 56.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 41%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 55%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 55%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, 7.8, 37.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 38.72, 78.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.875, 30.323, 12.208)`
Decimal	`12029778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B78F52, 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 #B78F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B78F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #B78F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b78f52; }
.text { color: #b78f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 143 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b78f52, #adb752); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B78F52?: #B78F52 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Maple Syrup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B78F52?: The RGB value is 183, 143, 82: 183 red, 143 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B78F52?: The complementary color is #527AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B78F52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.