#B38A23 Color

#B38A23 is rgb(179, 138, 35) in RGB and hsl(43, 67%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38A23

HEX#B38A23

RGBrgb(179, 138, 35)

HSLhsl(43, 67%, 42%)

HSVhsv(43, 80%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.123 85.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 80%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38A23 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 text6.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38A23 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38A23 Complementary#234CB3 Analogous#B34223 Analogous#94B323 Triadic#23B38A Triadic#8A23B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38A23, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D5A52A #DCB34C #E2C16E #E9D090 #F0DEB2 #F7EDD4

Shades

#9E7A1F #84661A #6F5616 #554211 #40310D #261E08

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