#B38C51 Color

#B38C51 is rgb(179, 140, 81) in RGB and hsl(36, 39%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38C51

HEX#B38C51

RGBrgb(179, 140, 81)

HSLhsl(36, 39%, 51%)

HSVhsv(36, 55%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.09 76.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 55%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38C51 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38C51 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38C51 Complementary#5178B3 Analogous#B35B51 Analogous#A9B351 Triadic#51B38C Triadic#8C51B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38C51, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BE9C6A #C7AA7F #D2BB98 #DDCBB1 #E8DCCA #F1EADF

Shades

#9C7944 #87683B #6E5530 #554225 #3C2F1A #271E11

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