Close to Beaver
#B59080
#B59080 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Beaver. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 56.5% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 26% saturation and 61% 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 #B59080.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.89:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.27:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.89:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.27:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B59080 as they’d see it.
#B59080 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 #B59080
What color is #B59080?
#B59080 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Beaver. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 56.5% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B59080 in RGB?
#B59080 is rgb(181, 144, 128): 181 red, 144 green, and 128 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B59080 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 29, 29). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B59080?
PANTONE 7521 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B59080?
Its complement #719EB1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.