What color is #B4966F?

#B4966F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4966F?

The RGB value is 180, 150, 111: 180 red, 150 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4966F?

The complementary color is #6F8DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4966F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4966F color

#B4966F rgb(180, 150, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4966F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 58.8% green and 43.5% blue (180, 150, 111).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 38% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#B4966F color codes

HEX	`#B4966F`
RGB	`rgb(180, 150, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 58.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 38%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 38%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.89, 5.64, 24.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.89, 25.4, 77.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.599, 32.665, 19.624)`
Decimal	`11834991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4966F, 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 #B4966F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4966F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #B4966F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4966f; }
.text { color: #b4966f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4966f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 150 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4966f, #b0b46f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4966F?: #B4966F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4966F?: The RGB value is 180, 150, 111: 180 red, 150 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4966F?: The complementary color is #6F8DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4966F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.