#B88747 Color

#B88747 is rgb(184, 135, 71) in RGB, hsl(34, 44%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 61%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B88747

HEX#B88747

RGBrgb(184, 135, 71)

HSLhsl(34, 44%, 50%)

HSVhsv(34, 61%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 61%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.101 71.8)

LABlab(60.26% 14.30 41.49)

LCHlch(60.26% 43.88 70.98)

What #B88747 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 #B88747, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 7.2 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 9.5 Metallic Bronze#A97142ΔE 10.85 Copper#B87333ΔE 11.76 Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 11.92 Peru#CD853FΔE 12.04

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

#B88747 Channel Values

How #B88747 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 184 · G 135 · B 71	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 34° · S 44% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 34° · S 61% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 27% · Y 61% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.18:1 vs white · 6.59:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B88747 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 text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B88747

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B88747; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B88747

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.

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Shades

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How #B88747 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#B88747

Protanopia#919146

Protanomaly#A28D47

Deuteranopia#999943

Deuteranomaly#A79245

Tritanopia#BC8181

Tritanomaly#BA836E

Achromatopsia#909090

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Using #B88747 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b88747: #B88747;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B88747;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b88747': '#B88747' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.529, blue: 0.278)

Android XML<color name="color_b88747">#B88747</color>

SVG fillfill="#B88747"

More Orange Colors

#B88747 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bb7530 b87333 bc987e af6e4d bf6136 a99a86 bfb8ae a97142 c0a98e a89078 c19a6b a67b5b d2b48c e25822 e79255 efb39f f54900 fb4f14 ff4f00 ff7f00 ffa98a ffc87c ffe1d6 fff0d6

#B88747 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B88747?

#B88747 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(184, 135, 71) in RGB and hsl(34, 44%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #B88747?

#B88747 is rgb(184, 135, 71) — red 184, green 135, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B88747?

#B88747 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 61%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B88747 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B88747 scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B88747 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B88747 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.04, which is visibly different.

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