What color is #B6A55C?

#B6A55C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A55C?

The RGB value is 182, 165, 92: 182 red, 165 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A55C?

The complementary color is #5C6DB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A55C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A55C color

#B6A55C rgb(182, 165, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6A55C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 64.7% green and 36.1% blue (182, 165, 92).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#B6A55C color codes

HEX	`#B6A55C`
RGB	`rgb(182, 165, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 64.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, -3.69, 39.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 40, 95.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.679, 37.629, 15.56)`
Decimal	`11969884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A55C, 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 #B6A55C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A55C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #B6A55C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a55c; }
.text { color: #b6a55c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a55c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 165 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a55c, #9ab65c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B6A55C?: #B6A55C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A55C?: The RGB value is 182, 165, 92: 182 red, 165 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A55C?: The complementary color is #5C6DB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A55C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.