What color is #B6A690?

#B6A690 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A690?

The RGB value is 182, 166, 144: 182 red, 166 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A690?

The complementary color is #90A0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A690 color

#B6A690 rgb(182, 166, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6A690 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 65.1% green and 56.5% blue (182, 166, 144).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#B6A690 color codes

HEX	`#B6A690`
RGB	`rgb(182, 166, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 65.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.92, 2.19, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.92, 13.68, 80.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.962, 39.232, 31.953)`
Decimal	`11970192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A690, 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 #B6A690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #B6A690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a690; }
.text { color: #b6a690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 166 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a690, #b3b690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B6A690?: #B6A690 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A690?: The RGB value is 182, 166, 144: 182 red, 166 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A690?: The complementary color is #90A0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.