What color is #B98D5F?

#B98D5F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98D5F?

The RGB value is 185, 141, 95: 185 red, 141 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98D5F?

The complementary color is #5F8BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98D5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98D5F color

#B98D5F rgb(185, 141, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B98D5F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 55.3% green and 37.3% blue (185, 141, 95).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 49% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Deer (#BA8759), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#B98D5F color codes

HEX	`#B98D5F`
RGB	`rgb(185, 141, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 55.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 49%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 49%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, 10.95, 30.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 32.79, 70.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.599, 30.192, 14.988)`
Decimal	`12160351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98D5F, 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 #B98D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B98D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #B98D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98d5f; }
.text { color: #b98d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 141 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98d5f, #b8b95f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B98D5F?: #B98D5F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98D5F?: The RGB value is 185, 141, 95: 185 red, 141 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98D5F?: The complementary color is #5F8BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98D5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.