#B38942 Color

#B38942 is rgb(179, 137, 66) in RGB and hsl(38, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38942

HEX#B38942

RGBrgb(179, 137, 66)

HSLhsl(38, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(38, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.102 78.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 63%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38942 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38942 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38942 Complementary#426BB3 Analogous#B35142 Analogous#A4B342 Triadic#42B389 Triadic#8942B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38942, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C19A57 #CBAA72 #D4BA8C #DFCCA9 #E9DBC3 #F3EBDD

Shades

#9C783A #826430 #6C5328 #564220 #3F3117 #251D0E

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