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#B29D76 Color

#B29D76 is rgb(178, 157, 118) in RGB, hsl(39, 28%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 34%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B29D76
HEX#B29D76
RGBrgb(178, 157, 118)
HSLhsl(39, 28%, 58%)
HSVhsv(39, 34%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 34%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.059 82.7)
LABlab(65.88% 3.68 23.45)
LCHlch(65.88% 23.74 81.07)

What #B29D76 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 #B29D76, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 7.74Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 8.53Pale Taupe#BC987EΔE 8.62Ecru#C2B280ΔE 8.99Camel#C19A6BΔE 9.8Tan#D2B48CΔE 9.97

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

#B29D76 Channel Values

How #B29D76 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 178 · G 157 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 28% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 34% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 34% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B29D76 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B29D76 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B29D76

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B29D76; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B29D76
Complementary
#768BB2
Analogous
#B27F76
Analogous
#A9B276
Triadic
#76B29D
Triadic
#9D76B2
Split comp.
#76A9B2
Split comp.
#7F76B2

Tints & Shades of #B29D76

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

#BDAB89
#C6B79A
#D1C5AD
#DCD3C1
#E7E1D5
#F0ECE5

Shades

#A38A5C
#8C774F
#726140
#584B32
#3E3523
#272116

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B29D76.

How #B29D76 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#B29D76
Protanopia#A1A176
Protanomaly#A89F76
Deuteranopia#A4A475
Deuteranomaly#AAA175
Tritanopia#B69999
Tritanomaly#B49A8C
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B29D76 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b29d76: #B29D76;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B29D76;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b29d76': '#B29D76' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.616, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_b29d76">#B29D76</color>
SVG fillfill="#B29D76"

More Orange Colors

#B29D76 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#B29D76 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B29D76?

#B29D76 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(178, 157, 118) in RGB and hsl(39, 28%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #B29D76?

#B29D76 is rgb(178, 157, 118) — red 178, green 157, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B29D76?

#B29D76 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 34%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B29D76 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B29D76 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B29D76 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B29D76 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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