What color is #B69267?

#B69267 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 #B69267?

The RGB value is 182, 146, 103: 182 red, 146 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69267?

The complementary color is #678BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69267?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69267 color

#B69267 rgb(182, 146, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B69267 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 57.3% green and 40.4% blue (182, 146, 103).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 35% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 43% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#B69267 color codes

HEX	`#B69267`
RGB	`rgb(182, 146, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 57.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 35%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 43%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 43%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.91, 7.76, 27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.91, 28.96, 74.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.02, 31.484, 17.22)`
Decimal	`11965031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69267, 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 #B69267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #B69267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69267; }
.text { color: #b69267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 146 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69267, #b3b667); }

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Questions

What color is #B69267?: #B69267 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 #B69267?: The RGB value is 182, 146, 103: 182 red, 146 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69267?: The complementary color is #678BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69267?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.