#B38842 Color

#B38842 is rgb(179, 136, 66) in RGB and hsl(37, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38842

HEX#B38842

RGBrgb(179, 136, 66)

HSLhsl(37, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(37, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.102 77.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 63%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38842 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38842 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38842 Complementary#426DB3 Analogous#B34F42 Analogous#A6B342 Triadic#42B388 Triadic#8842B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38842, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C19957 #CBA972 #D4B88C #DFCBA9 #E9DBC3 #F3EBDD

Shades

#9C773A #826330 #6C5228 #564120 #3F3017 #251C0E

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