What color is #B6813C?

#B6813C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Cut the Mustard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6813C?

The RGB value is 182, 129, 60: 182 red, 129 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6813C?

The complementary color is #3C71B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6813C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6813C color

#B6813C rgb(182, 129, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6813C is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 50.6% green and 23.5% blue (182, 129, 60).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 50% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 67% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cut the Mustard (#BA7F38), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#B6813C color codes

HEX	`#B6813C`
RGB	`rgb(182, 129, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 50.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 50%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 67%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 67%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.01, 13.51, 44.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.01, 46.5, 73.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.959, 25.974, 7.815)`
Decimal	`11960636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6813C, 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 #B6813C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B6813C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B6813C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6813c; }
.text { color: #b6813c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6813c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 129 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6813c, #aeb63c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #B6813C?: #B6813C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Cut the Mustard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6813C?: The RGB value is 182, 129, 60: 182 red, 129 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6813C?: The complementary color is #3C71B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6813C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.