What color is #B6A499?

#B6A499 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A499?

The RGB value is 182, 164, 153: 182 red, 164 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A499?

The complementary color is #99ABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A499 color

#B6A499 rgb(182, 164, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6A499 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 64.3% green and 60% blue (182, 164, 153).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#B6A499 color codes

HEX	`#B6A499`
RGB	`rgb(182, 164, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 64.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, 4.69, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 9.35, 59.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.316, 38.797, 35.601)`
Decimal	`11969689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A499, 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 #B6A499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #B6A499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a499; }
.text { color: #b6a499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 164 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a499, #b6b399); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6A499?: #B6A499 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A499?: The RGB value is 182, 164, 153: 182 red, 164 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A499?: The complementary color is #99ABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.