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#B79C8A closest to Sombrero

#B79C8A is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Sombrero. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(183, 156, 138)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 24% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 25% yellow and 28% black. #B79C8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.14:1.

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Variations of #B79C8A

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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#B79C8A 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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#B79C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B79C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AAA38A
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A49E89
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A99E89
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAA38A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEA18A
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BF9797
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA9A90
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A09C

#B79C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.58:1 Very poor#B79C8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.14:1 Very good#B79C8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B79C8A in CSS

/* Sombrero */
.color { color: #B79C8A; }
.background { background-color: #B79C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B79C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(183 156 138);
color: hsl(24 24% 63%);
color: oklch(0.712 0.041 55.6);

#B79C8A FAQ

What color is #B79C8A?

#B79C8A is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Sombrero. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B79C8A?

#B79C8A is rgb(183, 156, 138) in RGB, hsl(24, 24%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 25%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B79C8A?

The complementary color of #B79C8A is #8AA5B7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B79C8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #B79C8A: 8.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B79C8A a warm or cool color?

#B79C8A is a warm color.