What color is #B8856C?

#B8856C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8856C?

The RGB value is 184, 133, 108: 184 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8856C?

The complementary color is #6C9FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8856C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8856C color

#B8856C rgb(184, 133, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8856C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 52.2% green and 42.4% blue (184, 133, 108).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 35% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#B8856C color codes

HEX	`#B8856C`
RGB	`rgb(184, 133, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 52.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 35%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 41%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, 16.36, 21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 26.79, 52.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.863, 28.05, 17.973)`
Decimal	`12092780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8856C, 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 #B8856C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B8856C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #B8856C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8856c; }
.text { color: #b8856c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8856c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 133 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8856c, #b8ab6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B8856C?: #B8856C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8856C?: The RGB value is 184, 133, 108: 184 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8856C?: The complementary color is #6C9FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8856C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.