What color is #B96242?

#B96242 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B96242?

The RGB value is 185, 98, 66: 185 red, 98 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B96242?

The complementary color is #4299B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96242?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B96242 color

#B96242 rgb(185, 98, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B96242 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 38.4% green and 25.9% blue (185, 98, 66).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 47% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 64% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Dream (#B8623B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#B96242 color codes

HEX	`#B96242`
RGB	`rgb(185, 98, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 38.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 47%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 64%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 64%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, 32.22, 33.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 46.57, 46.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.361, 19.446, 7.571)`
Decimal	`12149314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B96242, 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 #B96242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #B96242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96242; }
.text { color: #b96242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 98 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96242, #b99e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #B96242?: #B96242 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B96242?: The RGB value is 185, 98, 66: 185 red, 98 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B96242?: The complementary color is #4299B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96242?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.