What color is #B46F46?

#B46F46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B46F46?

The RGB value is 180, 111, 70: 180 red, 111 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B46F46?

The complementary color is #468BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B46F46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B46F46 color

#B46F46 rgb(180, 111, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B46F46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 43.5% green and 27.5% blue (180, 111, 70).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 61% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dune Spice (#B66E45), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#B46F46 color codes

HEX	`#B46F46`
RGB	`rgb(180, 111, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 43.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 44%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 61%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 61%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.51, 23.35, 34.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.51, 41.28, 55.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.614, 21.517, 8.597)`
Decimal	`11824966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B46F46, 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 #B46F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B46F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B46F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b46f46; }
.text { color: #b46f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b46f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 111 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b46f46, #b4a646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B46F46?: #B46F46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B46F46?: The RGB value is 180, 111, 70: 180 red, 111 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B46F46?: The complementary color is #468BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B46F46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.