What color is #B6856E?

#B6856E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6856E?

The RGB value is 182, 133, 110: 182 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6856E?

The complementary color is #6E9FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6856E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6856E color

#B6856E rgb(182, 133, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6856E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.2% green and 43.1% blue (182, 133, 110).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 40% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ludicrous Lemming (#BB8877), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#B6856E color codes

HEX	`#B6856E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 133, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 40%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 40%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.75, 15.78, 19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.75, 25.32, 51.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.495, 27.848, 18.518)`
Decimal	`11961710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6856E, 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 #B6856E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B6856E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #B6856E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6856e; }
.text { color: #b6856e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6856e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 133 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6856e, #b6a96e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #B6856E?: #B6856E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ludicrous Lemming. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6856E?: The RGB value is 182, 133, 110: 182 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6856E?: The complementary color is #6E9FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6856E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.