What color is #B89D84?

#B89D84 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89D84?

The RGB value is 184, 157, 132: 184 red, 157 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89D84?

The complementary color is #849FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89D84 color

#B89D84 rgb(184, 157, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B89D84 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 61.6% green and 51.8% blue (184, 157, 132).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sesame (#BAA38B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#B89D84 color codes

HEX	`#B89D84`
RGB	`rgb(184, 157, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 61.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.5, 6.13, 16.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.5, 17.87, 69.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.989, 35.972, 26.873)`
Decimal	`12098948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89D84, 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 #B89D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #B89D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89d84; }
.text { color: #b89d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 157 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89d84, #b8b784); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B89D84?: #B89D84 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89D84?: The RGB value is 184, 157, 132: 184 red, 157 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89D84?: The complementary color is #849FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.