What color is #B88A74?

#B88A74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B88A74?

The RGB value is 184, 138, 116: 184 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88A74?

The complementary color is #74A2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88A74 color

#B88A74 rgb(184, 138, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B88A74 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 54.1% green and 45.5% blue (184, 138, 116).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 32% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ludicrous Lemming (#BB8877), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#B88A74 color codes

HEX	`#B88A74`
RGB	`rgb(184, 138, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 54.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 32%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 37%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.33, 14.53, 18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.33, 23.61, 52.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.009, 29.63, 20.553)`
Decimal	`12094068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88A74, 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 #B88A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B88A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #B88A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88a74; }
.text { color: #b88a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 138 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88a74, #b8ac74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B88A74?: #B88A74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B88A74?: The RGB value is 184, 138, 116: 184 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88A74?: The complementary color is #74A2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.