#B3851A Hex Color

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Color Name

Dark Goldenrod*

Hex Color Code

#B3851A

RGB Color Code

RGB(179, 133, 26)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 25.7%, 85.5%, 29.8%

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#B3851A hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is B3851A?

The RGB color code for color number #B3851A is RGB(179, 133, 26). In the RGB color model, #B3851A has a red value of 179, a green value of 133, and a blue value of 26. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 25.7% magenta, 85.5% yellow, and 29.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 42° (degrees), 74.6 % saturation, and 40.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #B3851A has a hue of 42° (degrees), 85.5 % saturation and 70.2 % brightness/value.

Color B3851A is cool or warm?

Color B3851A is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #B3851A? (For interior and product design)

B3851A has an LRV of nearly 26.4. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#B3851A

LRV 26.4

Light Color

Compare LRV 26.4 of #B3851A with dark and light color

Is #B3851A Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color B3851A meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #B3851A color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #B3851A

Hex triplet: #B3851A
Red: B3
Green: 85
Blue: 1A

RGBA / RGB rgb(179, 133, 26)

Red: 179 (70.2%)
Green: 133 (52.2%)
Blue: 26 (10.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 25.70%
Yellow: 85.47%
Key: 29.80%

HSL hsl(41.96deg, 74.6 %, 40.2 %)

Hue: 41.96°
Saturation: 74.63 %
Lightness: 40.20 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 41.96°
Saturation: 85.47 %
Brightness / Value: 70.20 %

RYB ryb(112, 152, 58)

Red: 112 (44.0%)
Yellow: 152 (59.7%)
Blue: 58 (22.9%)

HWB

Hue: 41.96°
Whiteness: 10.20 %
Blackness: 29.80 %

CMY

Cyan: 29.80%
Magenta: 47.84%
Yellow: 89.80%

XYZ

X: 27.16
Y: 26.43
Z: 4.65

YXY

Y1: 26.43
X: 0.47
Y2: 0.45

CIE-Lab

L: 58.45
A: 8.46
B: 58.46

CIE-Lch

L: 58.45
C: 59.07
H: 81.76

CIE-Luv

L: 58.45
U: 38.34
V: 57.21

Hunter-Lab

L: 51.41
A: 4.34
B: 30.63

Other

LRV: ~ 26.4 %
Munsell Color System: 3.2Y 5.7/10.3

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #B3851A

These are the named colors closest to hex B3851A, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#B8860B Color Dark Goldenrod

98.55% match | ΔE 1.45

#C39953 Color Aztec Gold

91.99% match | ΔE 8.01

#967117 Color Sand Dune

91.49% match | ΔE 8.51

#967117 Color Drab

91.49% match | ΔE 8.51

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to B3851A.

#B58500 Color PANTONE 125 C

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#AD841F Color PANTONE 1255 C

98.42% match | ΔE 1.58

#B78B20 Color PANTONE 7556 C

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#B98524 Color PANTONE 10129 C

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to B3851A.

#BB8610 Color RAL 080 60 60 - Fig Mustard Yellow

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#B68B13 Color RAL 085 60 60 - Loden Yellow

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#B18B32 Color RAL 085 60 50 - Mineral Umber

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#B58735 Color RAL 080 60 50 - Brass Yellow

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to B3851A.

#BC8D1F Color PANTONE 16-0954 TCX - Arrowwood

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#B28330 Color PANTONE 17-0949 TCX - Chai Tea

96.88% match | ΔE 3.12

#B68A3A Color PANTONE 16-0948 TCX - Harvest Gold

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#AA8805 Color PANTONE 17-0839 TCX - Golden Palm

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to B3851A.

#AC812B Color BS 08-C-35 - Butterscoth

97.18% match | ΔE 2.82

#B18D22 Color BS 10-D-44 - Light Olive

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#AC8A44 Color BS 08-B-21 - Antelope

94.60% match | ΔE 5.40

#9A7B1E Color BS 10-C-37 - Yellow Brown

93.59% match | ΔE 6.41

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to B3851A.

#A77F0E Color RAL 1027 - Curry

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#CB8E00 Color RAL 1005 - Honey Yellow

94.42% match | ΔE 5.58

#BA8F4C Color RAL 1024 - Ochre Yellow

93.56% match | ΔE 6.44

Paint color for Hex #B3851A

These are the real paint colors closest to hex B3851A from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from B3851A once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color B3851A similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #B3851A to Valspar

#A77E23 Color Nouveau Green (P093)

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#B3883B Color Corduroy (3007-5A)

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#B47B14 Color Golden Ochre (V053-6)

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#A88B2D Color Scottish Moss (V056-5)

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

Benjamin Moore

Hex color B3851A similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #B3851A to Benjamin Moore

#BB901E Color Goldsmith (CSP-960)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#AD863E Color Medieval Gold (2152-10)

95.47% match | ΔE 4.53

#AF8840 Color Tapestry Gold (2153-30)

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

#B89045 Color Aztec Yellow (2152-20)

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

PPG Paints

Hex color B3851A similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #B3851A to PPG Paints

#BB852F Color Gothic Gold (PPG1208-7)

95.92% match | ΔE 4.08

#B08843 Color Butterscotch Ripple (PPG1106-7)

94.91% match | ΔE 5.09

#C89134 Color Mecca Gold (PPG1209-7)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#B98033 Color Cider Toddy (PPG1207-7)

93.89% match | ΔE 6.11

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color B3851A similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #B3851A to Dunn-Edwards

#BB8D3B Color Trading Post (DE 5377)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#B78B43 Color Bread Crust (DE 5370)

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#B08F42 Color Pirate's Gold (DEA 168)

94.65% match | ΔE 5.35

#A6893A Color Peanut Brittle (DE 5447)

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

Behr

Hex color B3851A similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #B3851A to Behr

#C08F34 Color Turmeric (M290-7)

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#AE8845 Color Indian Spice (M300-6)

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

#B78545 Color Wild Ginger (M270-7)

92.96% match | ΔE 7.04

#C1853B Color Back To School (M260-7)

92.71% match | ΔE 7.29

Sherwin Williams

Hex color B3851A similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #B3851A to Sherwin Williams

#C48919 Color Auric (SW 6692)

95.84% match | ΔE 4.16

#AA803A Color Nankeen (SW 6397)

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#C49832 Color Crispy Gold (SW 6699)

93.99% match | ΔE 6.01

#BC934D Color Different Gold (SW 6396)

93.42% match | ΔE 6.58

Farrow & Ball

Hex color B3851A similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #B3851A to Farrow & Ball

#C59C5D Color India Yellow (66)

90.42% match | ΔE 9.58

#BA9C69 Color Duster (319)

88.76% match | ΔE 11.24

#BA9368 Color Sand (45)

88.15% match | ΔE 11.85

#BD8C5F Color Wet Sand (46)

88.07% match | ΔE 11.93

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#B3851A color palettes and scheme combination

2D2207

5A430D

866414

B3851A

DFA621

E5B84E

ECCA7A

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

B31A48

B3391A

B3851A

94B31A

48B31A

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

B3851A

1AB385

851AB3

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

B3851A

1AB339

1A48B3

B31A95

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

B3851A

BA9130

C29D47

C9A95E

D1B575

D9C28C

E0CEA3

E8DABA

EFE6D1

F7F2E8

FFFFFF

Dark Goldenrod* - #B3851A Tints

B3851A

A17717

8F6A14

7D5D12

6B4F0F

59420D

47350A

352707

231A05

110D02

000000

Dark Goldenrod* - #B3851A Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#B3851A

Dark Goldenrod*

#1A48B3

Absolute Zero*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #B3851A?

Color that best contrast with #B3851A is #1A48B3, color name is Absolute Zero*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.