#B38B42 Color

#B38B42 is rgb(179, 139, 66) in RGB, hsl(39, 46%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B38B42

HEX#B38B42

RGBrgb(179, 139, 66)

HSLhsl(39, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(39, 63%, 70%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 30%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.103 80.4)

LABlab(60.67% 9.77 44.20)

LCHlch(60.67% 45.27 77.54)

What #B38B42 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 #B38B42, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 5.74 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 7.74 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 12.32 Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 14.1 Peru#CD853FΔE 14.88 Camel#C19A6BΔE 14.93

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#B38B42 Channel Values

How #B38B42 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 179 · G 139 · B 66	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 39° · S 46% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 39° · S 63% · V 70%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 22% · Y 63% · K 30%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.14:1 vs white · 6.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B38B42 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B38B42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B38B42; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B38B42

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.

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Shades

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How #B38B42 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#B38B42

Protanopia#939341

Protanomaly#A19042

Deuteranopia#9A9A3F

Deuteranomaly#A49440

Tritanopia#B88484

Tritanomaly#B68770

Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #B38B42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b38b42: #B38B42;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B38B42;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b38b42': '#B38B42' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.545, blue: 0.259)

Android XML<color name="color_b38b42">#B38B42</color>

SVG fillfill="#B38B42"

More Orange Colors

#B38B42 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#B38B42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B38B42?

#B38B42 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(179, 139, 66) in RGB and hsl(39, 46%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #B38B42?

#B38B42 is rgb(179, 139, 66) — red 179, green 139, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B38B42?

#B38B42 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B38B42 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B38B42 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B38B42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B38B42 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.88, which is visibly different.

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