What color is #B4A06E?

#B4A06E 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 #B4A06E?

The RGB value is 180, 160, 110: 180 red, 160 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A06E?

The complementary color is #6E82B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A06E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A06E color

#B4A06E rgb(180, 160, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4A06E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 62.7% green and 43.1% blue (180, 160, 110).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 39% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#B4A06E color codes

HEX	`#B4A06E`
RGB	`rgb(180, 160, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 62.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 39%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 39%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.5, 0.06, 28.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.5, 28.76, 89.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.208, 35.972, 19.89)`
Decimal	`11837550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A06E, 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 #B4A06E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A06E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #B4A06E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a06e; }
.text { color: #b4a06e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a06e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 160 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a06e, #a5b46e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #B4A06E?: #B4A06E 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 #B4A06E?: The RGB value is 180, 160, 110: 180 red, 160 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A06E?: The complementary color is #6E82B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A06E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.