What color is #B49972?

#B49972 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 #B49972?

The RGB value is 180, 153, 114: 180 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49972?

The complementary color is #728DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49972 color

#B49972 rgb(180, 153, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B49972 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60% green and 44.7% blue (180, 153, 114).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 37% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#B49972 color codes

HEX	`#B49972`
RGB	`rgb(180, 153, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 37%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 4.36, 24.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 24.63, 79.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.252, 33.702, 20.67)`
Decimal	`11835762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49972, 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 #B49972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #B49972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49972; }
.text { color: #b49972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 153 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49972, #aeb472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B49972?: #B49972 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 #B49972?: The RGB value is 180, 153, 114: 180 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49972?: The complementary color is #728DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.