What color is #B6986D?

#B6986D 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 #B6986D?

The RGB value is 182, 152, 109: 182 red, 152 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6986D?

The complementary color is #6D8BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6986D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6986D color

#B6986D rgb(182, 152, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6986D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 59.6% green and 42.7% blue (182, 152, 109).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#B6986D color codes

HEX	`#B6986D`
RGB	`rgb(182, 152, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 59.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 40%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.57, 5.13, 26.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.57, 27.29, 79.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.281, 33.507, 19.18)`
Decimal	`11966573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6986D, 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 #B6986D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6986D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #B6986D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6986d; }
.text { color: #b6986d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6986d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 152 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6986d, #afb66d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6986D?: #B6986D 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 #B6986D?: The RGB value is 182, 152, 109: 182 red, 152 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6986D?: The complementary color is #6D8BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6986D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.