What color is #B6A867?

#B6A867 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A867?

The RGB value is 182, 168, 103: 182 red, 168 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A867?

The complementary color is #6775B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A867?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A867 color

#B6A867 rgb(182, 168, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6A867 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 65.9% green and 40.4% blue (182, 168, 103).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#B6A867 color codes

HEX	`#B6A867`
RGB	`rgb(182, 168, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 65.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, -4.19, 35.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 35.59, 96.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.743, 38.931, 18.461)`
Decimal	`11970663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A867, 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 #B6A867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #B6A867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a867; }
.text { color: #b6a867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 168 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a867, #9cb667); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6A867?: #B6A867 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A867?: The RGB value is 182, 168, 103: 182 red, 168 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A867?: The complementary color is #6775B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A867?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.