What color is #B6AA7E?

#B6AA7E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AA7E?

The RGB value is 182, 170, 126: 182 red, 170 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AA7E?

The complementary color is #7E8AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AA7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AA7E color

#B6AA7E rgb(182, 170, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6AA7E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 66.7% green and 49.4% blue (182, 170, 126).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#B6AA7E color codes

HEX	`#B6AA7E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 170, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 66.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 31%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.61, -2.52, 24.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.61, 24.42, 95.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.432, 40.202, 25.523)`
Decimal	`11971198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AA7E, 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 #B6AA7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AA7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #B6AA7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aa7e; }
.text { color: #b6aa7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aa7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 170 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aa7e, #a6b67e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6AA7E?: #B6AA7E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AA7E?: The RGB value is 182, 170, 126: 182 red, 170 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AA7E?: The complementary color is #7E8AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AA7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.