What color is #B88B78?

#B88B78 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 #B88B78?

The RGB value is 184, 139, 120: 184 red, 139 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88B78?

The complementary color is #78A5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88B78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88B78 color

#B88B78 rgb(184, 139, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B88B78 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 54.5% green and 47.1% blue (184, 139, 120).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 31% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 35% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ludicrous Lemming (#BB8877), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#B88B78 color codes

HEX	`#B88B78`
RGB	`rgb(184, 139, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 54.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 31%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 35%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 35%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.67, 14.48, 16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.67, 22.19, 49.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.391, 30.013, 21.853)`
Decimal	`12094328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88B78, 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 #B88B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #B88B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88b78; }
.text { color: #b88b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 139 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88b78, #b8ab78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B88B78?: #B88B78 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 #B88B78?: The RGB value is 184, 139, 120: 184 red, 139 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88B78?: The complementary color is #78A5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88B78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.