What color is #B0986D?

#B0986D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0986D?

The RGB value is 176, 152, 109: 176 red, 152 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0986D?

The complementary color is #6D85B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0986D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0986D color

#B0986D rgb(176, 152, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0986D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 59.6% green and 42.7% blue (176, 152, 109).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#B0986D color codes

HEX	`#B0986D`
RGB	`rgb(176, 152, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 59.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 2.66, 25.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 26.07, 84.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.894, 32.792, 19.115)`
Decimal	`11573357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0986D, 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 #B0986D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0986D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #B0986D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0986d; }
.text { color: #b0986d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0986d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 152 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0986d, #a7b06d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B0986D?: #B0986D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0986D?: The RGB value is 176, 152, 109: 176 red, 152 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0986D?: The complementary color is #6D85B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0986D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.