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#B8876B Color

#B8876B is rgb(184, 135, 107) in RGB, hsl(22, 35%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 42%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8876B
HEX#B8876B
RGBrgb(184, 135, 107)
HSLhsl(22, 35%, 57%)
HSVhsv(22, 42%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 42%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.072 50.8)
LABlab(60.72% 16.71 22.83)
LCHlch(60.72% 28.29 53.80)

What #B8876B 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 #B8876B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B8876B Channel Values

How #B8876B 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 135 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 35% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 42% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 42% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8876B 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8876B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8876B; 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 #B8876B

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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How #B8876B 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#B8876B
Protanopia#91916B
Protanomaly#A28D6B
Deuteranopia#999969
Deuteranomaly#A7926A
Tritanopia#BA8484
Tritanomaly#B9857B
Achromatopsia#929292

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Using #B8876B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8876b: #B8876B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8876B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8876b': '#B8876B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.529, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_b8876b">#B8876B</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8876B"

More Orange Colors

#B8876B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B8876B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8876B?

#B8876B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(184, 135, 107) in RGB and hsl(22, 35%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #B8876B?

#B8876B is rgb(184, 135, 107) — red 184, green 135, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8876B?

#B8876B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 42%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8876B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8876B scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8876B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8876B 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.19, which is visibly different.

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