What color is #B98328?

#B98328 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Gothic Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98328?

The RGB value is 185, 131, 40: 185 red, 131 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98328?

The complementary color is #285EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98328?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98328 color

#B98328 rgb(185, 131, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B98328 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 51.4% green and 15.7% blue (185, 131, 40).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 64% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 78% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gothic Gold (#BB852F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#B98328 color codes

HEX	`#B98328`
RGB	`rgb(185, 131, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 51.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 64%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 78%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 78%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, 12.72, 54.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 55.62, 76.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.509, 26.702, 5.66)`
Decimal	`12157736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98328, 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 #B98328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B98328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #B98328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98328; }
.text { color: #b98328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 131 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98328, #a7b928); }

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Questions

What color is #B98328?: #B98328 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Gothic Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98328?: The RGB value is 185, 131, 40: 185 red, 131 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98328?: The complementary color is #285EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98328?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.