What color is #B6AA74?

#B6AA74 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 #B6AA74?

The RGB value is 182, 170, 116: 182 red, 170 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AA74?

The complementary color is #7480B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AA74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AA74 color

#B6AA74 rgb(182, 170, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6AA74 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 66.7% green and 45.5% blue (182, 170, 116).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#B6AA74 color codes

HEX	`#B6AA74`
RGB	`rgb(182, 170, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 66.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.44, -3.78, 29.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.44, 29.67, 97.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.819, 39.957, 22.292)`
Decimal	`11971188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AA74, 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 #B6AA74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AA74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #B6AA74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aa74; }
.text { color: #b6aa74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aa74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 170 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aa74, #a1b674); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6AA74?: #B6AA74 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 #B6AA74?: The RGB value is 182, 170, 116: 182 red, 170 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AA74?: The complementary color is #7480B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AA74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.