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#B88223 Color

#B88223 is rgb(184, 130, 35) in RGB, hsl(38, 68%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 81%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B88223
HEX#B88223
RGBrgb(184, 130, 35)
HSLhsl(38, 68%, 43%)
HSVhsv(38, 81%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 81%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.124 76.3)
LABlab(58.76% 15.57 55.76)
LCHlch(58.76% 57.89 74.40)

What #B88223 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 #B88223, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 7.39Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 7.5Caramel#C68E17ΔE 9.21Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 11.58Peru#CD853FΔE 11.68Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 11.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#B88223 Channel Values

How #B88223 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 130 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 68% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 81% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 81% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B88223 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 text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B88223 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B88223

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B88223; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B88223
Complementary
#235AB8
Analogous
#B83723
Analogous
#A4B823
Triadic
#23B882
Triadic
#8223B8
Split comp.
#23A4B8
Split comp.
#3723B8

Tints & Shades of #B88223

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.

Tints

#D7992D
#DEA94F
#E4BA72
#EAC990
#F0D9B2
#F7EAD4

Shades

#9F6F1E
#89601A
#6F4E15
#5A3F11
#402D0C
#2B1E08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B88223.

How #B88223 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#B88223
Protanopia#8D8D22
Protanomaly#A08922
Deuteranopia#979719
Deuteranomaly#A58F1D
Tritanopia#BC7B7B
Tritanomaly#BB7E63
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B88223 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b88223: #B88223;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B88223;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b88223': '#B88223' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.510, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_b88223">#B88223</color>
SVG fillfill="#B88223"

More Brown Colors

#B88223 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B88223 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B88223?

#B88223 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(184, 130, 35) in RGB and hsl(38, 68%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #B88223?

#B88223 is rgb(184, 130, 35) — red 184, green 130, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B88223?

#B88223 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 81%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B88223 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B88223 scores 3.36:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B88223 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B88223 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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