Close to Light Taupe
#B39076
#B39076 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Light Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 56.5% green, and 46.3% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B39076.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.93:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.17:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.93:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.17:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B39076 as they’d see it.
#B39076 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B39076
What color is #B39076?
#B39076 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Light Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 56.5% green, and 46.3% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B39076 in RGB?
#B39076 is rgb(179, 144, 118): 179 red, 144 green, and 118 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B39076 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 34, 30). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B39076?
PANTONE 7536 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B39076?
Its complement #729CBA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.