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#B08330 Color

#B08330 is rgb(176, 131, 48) in RGB, hsl(39, 57%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 73%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B08330
HEX#B08330
RGBrgb(176, 131, 48)
HSLhsl(39, 57%, 44%)
HSVhsv(39, 73%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 73%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.112 79.3)
LABlab(58.14% 11.90 49.70)
LCHlch(58.14% 51.11 76.53)

What #B08330 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B08330, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 8.4Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 10.67Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 10.85Golden Brown#996515ΔE 11.72Peru#CD853FΔE 12.79Copper#B87333ΔE 12.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#B08330 Channel Values

How #B08330 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 131 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 57% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 73% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 73% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B08330 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B08330 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B08330

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B08330; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B08330
Complementary
#305DB0
Analogous
#B04330
Analogous
#9DB030
Triadic
#30B083
Triadic
#8330B0
Split comp.
#309DB0
Split comp.
#4330B0

Tints & Shades of #B08330

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CA9A3F
#D2A85B
#DBB97B
#E4CA9B
#ECDBBB
#F4EAD7

Shades

#98712A
#846324
#6C511E
#543F17
#3C2D10
#281E0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B08330.

How #B08330 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B08330
Protanopia#8C8C2F
Protanomaly#9C8830
Deuteranopia#94942B
Deuteranomaly#A08D2D
Tritanopia#B57C7C
Tritanomaly#B37F66
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B08330 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b08330: #B08330;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B08330;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b08330': '#B08330' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.514, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_b08330">#B08330</color>
SVG fillfill="#B08330"

More Brown Colors

#B08330 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#B08330 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B08330?

#B08330 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(176, 131, 48) in RGB and hsl(39, 57%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.4.

What is the RGB value of #B08330?

#B08330 is rgb(176, 131, 48) — red 176, green 131, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B08330?

#B08330 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 73%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B08330 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B08330 scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B08330 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B08330 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.79, which is visibly different.

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