What color is #B6871B?

#B6871B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Arrowwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6871B?

The RGB value is 182, 135, 27: 182 red, 135 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6871B?

The complementary color is #1B4AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6871B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6871B color

#B6871B rgb(182, 135, 27)

Shades of orange

The hex color #B6871B is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.9% green and 10.6% blue (182, 135, 27).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 74% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 85% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Arrowwood (#B3861E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#B6871B color codes

HEX	`#B6871B`
RGB	`rgb(182, 135, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 74%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 85%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 85%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.3, 8.73, 59.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.3, 59.65, 81.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.155, 27.354, 4.834)`
Decimal	`11962139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6871B, 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 #B6871B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B6871B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #B6871B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6871b; }
.text { color: #b6871b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6871b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 135 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6871b, #98b61b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6871B?: #B6871B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Arrowwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6871B?: The RGB value is 182, 135, 27: 182 red, 135 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6871B?: The complementary color is #1B4AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6871B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.