What color is #B6906A?

#B6906A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6906A?

The RGB value is 182, 144, 106: 182 red, 144 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6906A?

The complementary color is #6A90B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6906A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6906A color

#B6906A rgb(182, 144, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6906A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 56.5% green and 41.6% blue (182, 144, 106).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#B6906A color codes

HEX	`#B6906A`
RGB	`rgb(182, 144, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 56.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 42%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.45, 9.2, 25.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.45, 27.25, 70.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.867, 30.934, 17.925)`
Decimal	`11964522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6906A, 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 #B6906A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6906A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #B6906A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6906a; }
.text { color: #b6906a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6906a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 144 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6906a, #b6b66a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6906A?: #B6906A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6906A?: The RGB value is 182, 144, 106: 182 red, 144 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6906A?: The complementary color is #6A90B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6906A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.