What color is #B0A67C?

#B0A67C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A67C?

The RGB value is 176, 166, 124: 176 red, 166 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A67C?

The complementary color is #7C86B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A67C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A67C color

#B0A67C rgb(176, 166, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0A67C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 65.1% green and 48.6% blue (176, 166, 124).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#B0A67C color codes

HEX	`#B0A67C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 166, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 65.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, -3.03, 23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 23.3, 97.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.179, 37.959, 24.538)`
Decimal	`11576956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A67C, 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 #B0A67C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A67C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #B0A67C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a67c; }
.text { color: #b0a67c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a67c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 166 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a67c, #a0b07c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0A67C?: #B0A67C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A67C?: The RGB value is 176, 166, 124: 176 red, 166 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A67C?: The complementary color is #7C86B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A67C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.