#B38B42 Color

#B38B42 is rgb(179, 139, 66) in RGB and hsl(39, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38B42

HEX#B38B42

RGBrgb(179, 139, 66)

HSLhsl(39, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(39, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.103 80.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 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.

TextWhite text3.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38B42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38B42 Complementary#426AB3 Analogous#B35342 Analogous#A2B342 Triadic#42B38B Triadic#8B42B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38B42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C19C57 #CBAB72 #D4BB8C #DFCCA9 #E9DCC3 #F3EBDD

Shades

#9C7A3A #826630 #6C5428 #564320 #3F3117 #251D0E

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