#B38A51 Color

#B38A51 is rgb(179, 138, 81) in RGB and hsl(35, 39%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38A51

HEX#B38A51

RGBrgb(179, 138, 81)

HSLhsl(35, 39%, 51%)

HSVhsv(35, 55%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.09 74.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 55%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38A51 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38A51 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38A51 Complementary#517AB3 Analogous#B35951 Analogous#ABB351 Triadic#51B38A Triadic#8A51B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38A51, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BE9B6A #C7A97F #D2BA98 #DDCBB1 #E8DBCA #F1EADF

Shades

#9C7744 #87673B #6E5430 #554125 #3C2E1A #271E11

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