What color is #B0A163?

#B0A163 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A163?

The RGB value is 176, 161, 99: 176 red, 161 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A163?

The complementary color is #6372B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A163?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A163 color

#B0A163 rgb(176, 161, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0A163 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.1% green and 38.8% blue (176, 161, 99).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 44% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#B0A163 color codes

HEX	`#B0A163`
RGB	`rgb(176, 161, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 44%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 44%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, -3.36, 34.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 34.36, 95.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.902, 35.622, 16.945)`
Decimal	`11575651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A163, 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 #B0A163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #B0A163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a163; }
.text { color: #b0a163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 161 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a163, #99b063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #B0A163?: #B0A163 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A163?: The RGB value is 176, 161, 99: 176 red, 161 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A163?: The complementary color is #6372B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A163?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.