What color is #B69B6F?

#B69B6F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B69B6F?

The RGB value is 182, 155, 111: 182 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69B6F?

The complementary color is #6F8AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69B6F color

#B69B6F rgb(182, 155, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B69B6F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 60.8% green and 43.5% blue (182, 155, 111).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 39% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Curry Sauce (#BE9E6F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#B69B6F color codes

HEX	`#B69B6F`
RGB	`rgb(182, 155, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 60.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 39%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 39%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, 3.72, 26.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 27.05, 82.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.883, 34.537, 19.917)`
Decimal	`11967343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69B6F, 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 #B69B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #B69B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69b6f; }
.text { color: #b69b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 155 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69b6f, #adb66f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B69B6F?: #B69B6F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B69B6F?: The RGB value is 182, 155, 111: 182 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69B6F?: The complementary color is #6F8AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.