What color is #B49A6F?

#B49A6F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49A6F?

The RGB value is 180, 154, 111: 180 red, 154 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49A6F?

The complementary color is #6F89B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49A6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49A6F color

#B49A6F rgb(180, 154, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B49A6F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60.4% green and 43.5% blue (180, 154, 111).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Curry Sauce (#BE9E6F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#B49A6F color codes

HEX	`#B49A6F`
RGB	`rgb(180, 154, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, 3.45, 26.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 26.38, 82.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.248, 33.964, 19.84)`
Decimal	`11836015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49A6F, 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 #B49A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #B49A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49a6f; }
.text { color: #b49a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 154 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49a6f, #acb46f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B49A6F?: #B49A6F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49A6F?: The RGB value is 180, 154, 111: 180 red, 154 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49A6F?: The complementary color is #6F89B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49A6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.