What color is #B86D29?

#B86D29 is a moderate orange known as Brown Alpaca. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brown Alpaca?

The RGB value is 184, 109, 41: 184 red, 109 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brown Alpaca?

The complementary color is #2974B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B86D29?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brown Alpaca color: hex code #B86D29

#B86D29 rgb(184, 109, 41)

Shades of brown

Brown Alpaca has the hex code #B86D29. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 42.7% green and 16.1% blue (184, 109, 41).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 64% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 78% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

Brown Alpaca (#B86D29) color codes

HEX	`#B86D29`
RGB	`rgb(184, 109, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 42.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 64%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 78%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 78%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.27, 24.5, 48.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.27, 54.33, 63.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.638, 21.29, 4.857)`
Decimal	`12086569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brown Alpaca, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B86D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B86D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B86D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b86d29; }
.text { color: #b86d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b86d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 109 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b86d29, #b8b529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B86D29 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B86D29?: #B86D29 is a moderate orange known as Brown Alpaca. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brown Alpaca?: The RGB value is 184, 109, 41: 184 red, 109 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brown Alpaca?: The complementary color is #2974B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B86D29?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.