#B8851E Color

#B8851E is rgb(184, 133, 30) in RGB and hsl(40, 72%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8851E

HEX#B8851E

RGBrgb(184, 133, 30)

HSLhsl(40, 72%, 42%)

HSVhsv(40, 84%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.126 79.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 84%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8851E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8851E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8851E Complementary#1E51B8 Analogous#B8381E Analogous#9FB81E Triadic#1EB885 Triadic#851EB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8851E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DB9E24 #E1AE47 #E7BD6A #ECCD8D #F2DCB0 #F8ECD3

Shades

#A2751A #886216 #725213 #583F0E #422F0B #271C06

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