What color is #B86140?

#B86140 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B86140?

The RGB value is 184, 97, 64: 184 red, 97 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B86140?

The complementary color is #4097B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B86140?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B86140 color

#B86140 rgb(184, 97, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B86140 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 38% green and 25.1% blue (184, 97, 64).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 48% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 65% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Dream (#B8623B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#B86140 color codes

HEX	`#B86140`
RGB	`rgb(184, 97, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 38%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 48%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 65%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 65%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 32.22, 34.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 47.01, 46.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.969, 19.113, 7.224)`
Decimal	`12083520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B86140, 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 #B86140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B86140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B86140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b86140; }
.text { color: #b86140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b86140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 97 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b86140, #b89d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #B86140?: #B86140 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B86140?: The RGB value is 184, 97, 64: 184 red, 97 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B86140?: The complementary color is #4097B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B86140?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.