What color is #B6A337?

#B6A337 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A337?

The RGB value is 182, 163, 55: 182 red, 163 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A337?

The complementary color is #374AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A337?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A337 color

#B6A337 rgb(182, 163, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6A337 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 63.9% green and 21.6% blue (182, 163, 55).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 54% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 70% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#B6A337 color codes

HEX	`#B6A337`
RGB	`rgb(182, 163, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 63.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 54%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 70%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 70%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, -5.35, 56.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 56.28, 95.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.08, 36.417, 8.9)`
Decimal	`11969335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A337, 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 #B6A337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #B6A337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a337; }
.text { color: #b6a337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 163 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a337, #8ab637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B6A337?: #B6A337 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A337?: The RGB value is 182, 163, 55: 182 red, 163 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A337?: The complementary color is #374AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A337?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.