What color is #B6A18E?

#B6A18E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A18E?

The RGB value is 182, 161, 142: 182 red, 161 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A18E?

The complementary color is #8EA3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A18E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A18E color

#B6A18E rgb(182, 161, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6A18E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 63.1% green and 55.7% blue (182, 161, 142).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#B6A18E color codes

HEX	`#B6A18E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 161, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 63.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.57, 4.61, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.57, 13.52, 70.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.919, 37.389, 30.858)`
Decimal	`11968910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A18E, 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 #B6A18E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A18E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #B6A18E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a18e; }
.text { color: #b6a18e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a18e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 161 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a18e, #b6b58e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B6A18E?: #B6A18E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A18E?: The RGB value is 182, 161, 142: 182 red, 161 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A18E?: The complementary color is #8EA3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A18E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.