What color is #B79F94?

#B79F94 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 #B79F94?

The RGB value is 183, 159, 148: 183 red, 159 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79F94?

The complementary color is #94ACB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79F94 color

#B79F94 rgb(183, 159, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B79F94 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 62.4% green and 58% blue (183, 159, 148).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#B79F94 color codes

HEX	`#B79F94`
RGB	`rgb(183, 159, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 62.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.28, 7.01, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.28, 11.4, 52.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.272, 37.003, 33.19)`
Decimal	`12033940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79F94, 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 #B79F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #B79F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79f94; }
.text { color: #b79f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 159 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79f94, #b7b194); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B79F94?: #B79F94 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 #B79F94?: The RGB value is 183, 159, 148: 183 red, 159 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79F94?: The complementary color is #94ACB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.