What color is #B69463?

#B69463 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tiger. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B69463?

The RGB value is 182, 148, 99: 182 red, 148 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69463?

The complementary color is #6385B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69463?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69463 color

#B69463 rgb(182, 148, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B69463 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 58% green and 38.8% blue (182, 148, 99).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 36% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 46% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Tiger (#BE9C67), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#B69463 color codes

HEX	`#B69463`
RGB	`rgb(182, 148, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 58%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 36%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 46%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, 6.23, 30.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 31.29, 78.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.135, 32.027, 16.291)`
Decimal	`11965539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69463, 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 #B69463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #B69463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69463; }
.text { color: #b69463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 148 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69463, #aeb663); }

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Questions

What color is #B69463?: #B69463 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tiger. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B69463?: The RGB value is 182, 148, 99: 182 red, 148 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69463?: The complementary color is #6385B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69463?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.