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#B08778 Color

#B08778 is rgb(176, 135, 120) in RGB, hsl(16, 26%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 32%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beaver (#9F8170), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B08778
HEX#B08778
RGBrgb(176, 135, 120)
HSLhsl(16, 26%, 58%)
HSVhsv(16, 32%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 32%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.055 41)
LABlab(60.04% 14.58 14.46)
LCHlch(60.04% 20.54 44.75)

What #B08778 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 #B08778, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Beaver#9F8170ΔE 5.83Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 7.08Pale Taupe#BC987EΔE 8.1Mocha#967969ΔE 8.31Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.9Blast-off Bronze#A57164ΔE 9.04

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

#B08778 Channel Values

How #B08778 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 135 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 26% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 32% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 32% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B08778 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B08778 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B08778

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B08778; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B08778
Complementary
#78A1B0
Analogous
#B07885
Analogous
#B0A378
Triadic
#78B087
Triadic
#8778B0
Split comp.
#78B0A3
Split comp.
#7885B0

Tints & Shades of #B08778

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

#BB988B
#C5A69B
#D0B8AF
#DBC9C2
#E6DAD5
#F0E8E5

Shades

#A1705E
#8A6051
#704E42
#573C33
#3D2B24
#271B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B08778.

How #B08778 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#B08778
Protanopia#8F8F78
Protanomaly#9D8C78
Deuteranopia#969676
Deuteranomaly#A19077
Tritanopia#B18585
Tritanomaly#B18680
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B08778 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b08778: #B08778;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B08778;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b08778': '#B08778' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.529, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_b08778">#B08778</color>
SVG fillfill="#B08778"

More Orange Colors

#B08778 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#B08778 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B08778?

#B08778 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(176, 135, 120) in RGB and hsl(16, 26%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beaver (#9F8170), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.83.

What is the RGB value of #B08778?

#B08778 is rgb(176, 135, 120) — red 176, green 135, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B08778?

#B08778 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 32%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B08778 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B08778 scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B08778 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B08778 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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