#b08c4f Color Information

#b08c4f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b08c4f. In RGB, it consists of 69.0% Red, 54.9% Green, and 31.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 20.5% Magenta, 55.1% Yellow, and 31% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 37.7°, with saturation of 38% and lightness of 50%. The decimal value for #b08c4f is 11570255, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b08c4f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#b08c4f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color176, 140, 79 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.0%, 54.9%, 31.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.310, 0.451, 0.690 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.205, 0.551, 0.31 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color37.7°, 38.0%, 50.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color37.7°, 55.1%, 69.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.694, 28.551, 11.396 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color136, 176, 79 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11570255 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color60.383, 6.181, 37.443 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)60.383, 37.950, 80.626 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color60.383, 28.142, 43.053 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color53.433, 2.348, 24.758 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.418, 0.416, 28.551 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289760335 / 0xffb08c4f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999966 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #b08c4f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b08c4f, its pure hue is 37.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.0%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b08c4f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16120a to #9a7b45.

Tints of #b08c4f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b08c4f, its pure hue is 37.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.0%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b08c4f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ba9a65 to #f5f1e9.

Tones of #b08c4f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b08c4f, its pure hue is 37.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b08c4f, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffa000 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b08c4f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b08c4f! For #b08c4f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b08c4f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b08c4f

This color, #b08c4f, consists of 69.0% Red, 54.9% Green, and 31.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 176, Green = 140, Blue = 79. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b08c4f is 0% Cyan, 20.5% Magenta, 55.1% Yellow, and 31% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.0%
C0.0%
G54.9%
M20.5%
B31.0%
Y55.1%
K31.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 176 140 79
Octal 260 214 117
Hexa #b0 #8c #4f
Binary 10110000 10001100 01001111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 20 55 30
Octal 0 24 67 36
Hexa #00 #14 #37 #1e
Binary 00000000 00010100 00110111 00011110

Analogous Colors of #b08c4f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b08c4f — which has hue 37.7° — its analogous colors are located at 7.7° and 67.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b08c4f.

Triadic Colors of #b08c4f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b08c4f — which has hue 37.7° — its triadic colors are located at 37.7° and 277.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b08c4f.

Complementary Color of #b08c4f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b08c4f — which has hue 37.7° — its complementary color is located at 217.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b08c4f.

Split Complementary Colors of #b08c4f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b08c4f — which has hue 37.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 37.7° and 247.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b08c4f.

Tetradic Colors of #b08c4f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b08c4f — which has hue 37.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 307.7°, 37.7°, 127.7°, and 217.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b08c4f.

Monochromatic Colors of #b08c4f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b08c4f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4c4334 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e4c99b (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b08c4f

We want to make getting started with #b08c4f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b08c4f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b08c4f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b08c4f with other HTML elements.

#b08c4f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b08c4f.
<span style="color: #b08c4f;">The color of this text is #b08c4f.</span>

#b08c4f Background Color

The background color for this text is #b08c4f.
<div style="background-color: #b08c4f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b08c4f.</div>

#b08c4f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b08c4f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b08c4f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b08c4f.</span>

#b08c4f Border Color

This is a div with border color #b08c4f.
<div style="border: #b08c4f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b08c4f.</div>

#b08c4f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b08c4f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b08c4f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b08c4f on a white background.</div></div>

#b08c4f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b08c4f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b08c4f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b08c4f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b08c4f to White

This is a gradient from #b08c4f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b08c4f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b08c4f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b08c4f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b08c4f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b08c4f to white.</div>

Gradient from #b08c4f to Black

This is a gradient from #b08c4f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b08c4f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b08c4f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b08c4f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b08c4f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b08c4f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b08c4f

In addition to using #b08c4f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b08c4f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b08c4f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 176, Green = 140, Blue = 79). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b08c4f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b08c4f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(176, 140, 79)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b08c4f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b08c4f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b08c4f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(176, 140, 79);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b08c4f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:176, green:140, blue:79, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:176 green:140 blue:79 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(176f, 140f, 79f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(176, 140, 79);
 

#b08c4f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b08c4f the same way. For those with color blindness, #b08c4f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b08c4f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b08c4f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b08c4f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b08c4f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b08c4f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #b08c4f would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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