What color is #B6A894?

#B6A894 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A894?

The RGB value is 182, 168, 148: 182 red, 168 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A894?

The complementary color is #94A2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A894 color

#B6A894 rgb(182, 168, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6A894 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 65.9% green and 58% blue (182, 168, 148).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#B6A894 color codes

HEX	`#B6A894`
RGB	`rgb(182, 168, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 65.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, 1.72, 12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 12.29, 81.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.639, 40.089, 33.714)`
Decimal	`11970708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A894, 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 #B6A894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #B6A894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a894; }
.text { color: #b6a894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 168 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a894, #b3b694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B6A894?: #B6A894 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A894?: The RGB value is 182, 168, 148: 182 red, 168 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A894?: The complementary color is #94A2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.