What color is #B6AC87?

#B6AC87 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AC87?

The RGB value is 182, 172, 135: 182 red, 172 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AC87?

The complementary color is #8791B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AC87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AC87 color

#B6AC87 rgb(182, 172, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6AC87 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 67.5% green and 52.9% blue (182, 172, 135).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#B6AC87 color codes

HEX	`#B6AC87`
RGB	`rgb(182, 172, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 67.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.32, -2.37, 20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.32, 20.51, 96.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.417, 41.2, 28.846)`
Decimal	`11971719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AC87, 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 #B6AC87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AC87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #B6AC87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6ac87; }
.text { color: #b6ac87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ac87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 172 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6ac87, #a9b687); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6AC87?: #B6AC87 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AC87?: The RGB value is 182, 172, 135: 182 red, 172 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AC87?: The complementary color is #8791B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AC87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.