What color is #B6A69C?

#B6A69C 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 #B6A69C?

The RGB value is 182, 166, 156: 182 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A69C?

The complementary color is #9CACB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A69C color

#B6A69C rgb(182, 166, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6A69C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 65.1% green and 61.2% blue (182, 166, 156).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#B6A69C color codes

HEX	`#B6A69C`
RGB	`rgb(182, 166, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 65.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.2, 4.09, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.2, 8.34, 60.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.928, 39.619, 37.043)`
Decimal	`11970204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A69C, 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 #B6A69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #B6A69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a69c; }
.text { color: #b6a69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 166 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a69c, #b6b39c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6A69C?: #B6A69C 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 #B6A69C?: The RGB value is 182, 166, 156: 182 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A69C?: The complementary color is #9CACB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.