What color is #B06E4F?

#B06E4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Not yet Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B06E4F?

The RGB value is 176, 110, 79: 176 red, 110 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B06E4F?

The complementary color is #4F91B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B06E4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B06E4F color

#B06E4F rgb(176, 110, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B06E4F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 43.1% green and 31% blue (176, 110, 79).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 38% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 55% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Not yet Caramel (#B1714C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#B06E4F color codes

HEX	`#B06E4F`
RGB	`rgb(176, 110, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 43.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 38%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 55%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 55%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 22.95, 28.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 36.33, 50.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.893, 20.949, 10.128)`
Decimal	`11562575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B06E4F, 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 #B06E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B06E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #B06E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b06e4f; }
.text { color: #b06e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b06e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 110 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b06e4f, #b09f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B06E4F?: #B06E4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Not yet Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B06E4F?: The RGB value is 176, 110, 79: 176 red, 110 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B06E4F?: The complementary color is #4F91B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B06E4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.