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#B38B71 Macaroon

#B38B71 is a medium, muted orange named Macaroon. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.5% green and 44.3% blue (rgb(179, 139, 113)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 30% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 37% yellow and 30% black. #B38B71 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.85:1.

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Variations of #B38B71

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B38B71 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B38B71 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B38B71 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A09771
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #968E6F
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9F8E70
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A09771
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A59371
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE8484
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8887A
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9C918C

#B38B71 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.07:1 Poor#B38B71 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.85:1 Good#B38B71 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B38B71 in CSS

/* Macaroon */
.color { color: #B38B71; }
.background { background-color: #B38B71; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B38B71; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 139 113);
color: hsl(24 30% 57%);
color: oklch(0.668 0.061 54.4);

#B38B71 FAQ

What color is #B38B71?

#B38B71 is a medium, muted orange. Its closest named color is Macaroon. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B38B71?

#B38B71 is rgb(179, 139, 113) in RGB, hsl(24, 30%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 22%, 37%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B38B71?

The complementary color of #B38B71 is #7199B3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B38B71?

Black text has the best contrast on #B38B71: 6.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B38B71 a warm or cool color?

#B38B71 is a warm color.