What color is #B88F65?

#B88F65 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B88F65?

The RGB value is 184, 143, 101: 184 red, 143 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88F65?

The complementary color is #658EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88F65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88F65 color

#B88F65 rgb(184, 143, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B88F65 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 56.1% green and 39.6% blue (184, 143, 101).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 37% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 45% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Deer (#BA8759), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#B88F65 color codes

HEX	`#B88F65`
RGB	`rgb(184, 143, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 56.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 37%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 45%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 45%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, 10.04, 28.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 29.99, 70.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.94, 30.777, 16.568)`
Decimal	`12095333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88F65, 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 #B88F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #B88F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88f65; }
.text { color: #b88f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 143 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88f65, #b8b865); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B88F65?: #B88F65 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B88F65?: The RGB value is 184, 143, 101: 184 red, 143 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88F65?: The complementary color is #658EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88F65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.