#B38E1E Color

#B38E1E is rgb(179, 142, 30) in RGB and hsl(45, 71%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38E1E

HEX#B38E1E

RGBrgb(179, 142, 30)

HSLhsl(45, 71%, 41%)

HSVhsv(45, 83%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.127 88.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 83%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38E1E 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 text6.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38E1E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38E1E Complementary#1E43B3 Analogous#B3431E Analogous#8EB31E Triadic#1EB38E Triadic#8E1EB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38E1E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D6A924 #DFB843 #E5C566 #ECD48E #F2E1B1 #F8EFD3

Shades

#9D7C1B #836816 #6D5612 #57450F #41340B #271F07

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