What color is #B49967?

#B49967 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 #B49967?

The RGB value is 180, 153, 103: 180 red, 153 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49967?

The complementary color is #6782B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49967?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49967 color

#B49967 rgb(180, 153, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B49967 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60% green and 40.4% blue (180, 153, 103).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 34% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 43% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#B49967 color codes

HEX	`#B49967`
RGB	`rgb(180, 153, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 34%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 43%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 43%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.54, 3.08, 29.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.54, 30.13, 84.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.663, 33.467, 17.569)`
Decimal	`11835751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49967, 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 #B49967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #B49967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49967; }
.text { color: #b49967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 153 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49967, #a9b467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B49967?: #B49967 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 #B49967?: The RGB value is 180, 153, 103: 180 red, 153 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49967?: The complementary color is #6782B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49967?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.