What color is #B6A07B?

#B6A07B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A07B?

The RGB value is 182, 160, 123: 182 red, 160 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A07B?

The complementary color is #7B91B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A07B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A07B color

#B6A07B rgb(182, 160, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6A07B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 62.7% green and 48.2% blue (182, 160, 123).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 29% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 32% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is French Oak (#BB9E7C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#B6A07B color codes

HEX	`#B6A07B`
RGB	`rgb(182, 160, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 62.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 29%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.91, 2.48, 22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.91, 22.42, 83.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.438, 36.518, 23.917)`
Decimal	`11968635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A07B, 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 #B6A07B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A07B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #B6A07B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a07b; }
.text { color: #b6a07b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a07b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 160 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a07b, #afb67b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B6A07B?: #B6A07B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A07B?: The RGB value is 182, 160, 123: 182 red, 160 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A07B?: The complementary color is #7B91B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A07B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.