What color is #B1936D?

#B1936D is a desaturated orange known as Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Caramel Gold?

The RGB value is 177, 147, 109: 177 red, 147 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Caramel Gold?

The complementary color is #6D8BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1936D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Caramel Gold color: hex code #B1936D

#B1936D rgb(177, 147, 109)

Shades of brown

Caramel Gold has the hex code #B1936D. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 57.6% green and 42.7% blue (177, 147, 109).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 38% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

Caramel Gold (#B1936D) color codes

HEX	`#B1936D`
RGB	`rgb(177, 147, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 57.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 38%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.78, 5.82, 24.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.78, 25.02, 76.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.326, 31.32, 18.86)`
Decimal	`11637613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Caramel Gold, 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 #B1936D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1936D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B1936D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1936d; }
.text { color: #b1936d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1936d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 147 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1936d, #adb16d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B1936D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B1936D?: #B1936D is a desaturated orange known as Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Caramel Gold?: The RGB value is 177, 147, 109: 177 red, 147 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Caramel Gold?: The complementary color is #6D8BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1936D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.