What color is #B2A075?

#B2A075 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 #B2A075?

The RGB value is 178, 160, 117: 178 red, 160 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A075?

The complementary color is #7587B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A075 color

#B2A075 rgb(178, 160, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2A075 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 62.7% green and 45.9% blue (178, 160, 117).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 28% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 34% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#B2A075 color codes

HEX	`#B2A075`
RGB	`rgb(178, 160, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 62.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 28%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 34%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 34%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, 0.1, 24.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 24.85, 89.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.142, 35.892, 21.956)`
Decimal	`11706485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A075, 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 #B2A075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #B2A075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a075; }
.text { color: #b2a075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 160 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a075, #a5b275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #B2A075?: #B2A075 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 #B2A075?: The RGB value is 178, 160, 117: 178 red, 160 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A075?: The complementary color is #7587B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.