What color is #B09B71?

#B09B71 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 #B09B71?

The RGB value is 176, 155, 113: 176 red, 155 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09B71?

The complementary color is #7186B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09B71 color

#B09B71 rgb(176, 155, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B09B71 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60.8% green and 44.3% blue (176, 155, 113).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 36% 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 7.77:1).

#B09B71 color codes

HEX	`#B09B71`
RGB	`rgb(176, 155, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 36%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 36%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 1.5, 24.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 24.94, 86.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.607, 33.866, 20.439)`
Decimal	`11574129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09B71, 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 #B09B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #B09B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09b71; }
.text { color: #b09b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 155 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09b71, #a5b071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B09B71?: #B09B71 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 #B09B71?: The RGB value is 176, 155, 113: 176 red, 155 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09B71?: The complementary color is #7186B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.