What color is #B49B62?

#B49B62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49B62?

The RGB value is 180, 155, 98: 180 red, 155 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49B62?

The complementary color is #627BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49B62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49B62 color

#B49B62 rgb(180, 155, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B49B62 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60.8% green and 38.4% blue (180, 155, 98).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 46% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Packing Paper (#BA9B5D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#B49B62 color codes

HEX	`#B49B62`
RGB	`rgb(180, 155, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 46%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 46%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.99, 1.45, 33.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.99, 33.26, 87.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.749, 34.029, 16.396)`
Decimal	`11836258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49B62, 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 #B49B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #B49B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49b62; }
.text { color: #b49b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 155 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49b62, #a4b462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B49B62?: #B49B62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49B62?: The RGB value is 180, 155, 98: 180 red, 155 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49B62?: The complementary color is #627BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49B62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.