What color is #B0A36C?

#B0A36C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A36C?

The RGB value is 176, 163, 108: 176 red, 163 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A36C?

The complementary color is #6C79B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A36C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A36C color

#B0A36C rgb(176, 163, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0A36C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.9% green and 42.4% blue (176, 163, 108).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#B0A36C color codes

HEX	`#B0A36C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 163, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.91, -3.43, 30.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.91, 30.49, 96.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.709, 36.508, 19.456)`
Decimal	`11576172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A36C, 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 #B0A36C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A36C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #B0A36C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a36c; }
.text { color: #b0a36c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a36c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 163 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a36c, #9bb06c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #B0A36C?: #B0A36C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A36C?: The RGB value is 176, 163, 108: 176 red, 163 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A36C?: The complementary color is #6C79B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A36C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.