#B38D42 Color

#B38D42 is rgb(179, 141, 66) in RGB and hsl(40, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38D42

HEX#B38D42

RGBrgb(179, 141, 66)

HSLhsl(40, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(40, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.104 82.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 63%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38D42 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 text6.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38D42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38D42 Complementary#4268B3 Analogous#B35542 Analogous#A0B342 Triadic#42B38D Triadic#8D42B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38D42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C19E57 #CBAD72 #D4BC8C #DFCDA9 #E9DCC3 #F3ECDD

Shades

#9C7C3A #826730 #6C5528 #564420 #3F3217 #251D0E

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