What color is #B6A95E?

#B6A95E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6A95E?

The RGB value is 182, 169, 94: 182 red, 169 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A95E?

The complementary color is #5E6BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A95E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A95E color

#B6A95E rgb(182, 169, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6A95E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 66.3% green and 36.9% blue (182, 169, 94).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 38% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 48% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#B6A95E color codes

HEX	`#B6A95E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 169, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 66.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 38%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 48%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 48%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.85, -5.63, 40.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.85, 40.55, 97.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.501, 39.13, 16.27)`
Decimal	`11970910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A95E, 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 #B6A95E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A95E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #B6A95E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a95e; }
.text { color: #b6a95e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a95e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 169 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a95e, #97b65e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6A95E?: #B6A95E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6A95E?: The RGB value is 182, 169, 94: 182 red, 169 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A95E?: The complementary color is #5E6BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A95E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.