What color is #B6AD86?

#B6AD86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AD86?

The RGB value is 182, 173, 134: 182 red, 173 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AD86?

The complementary color is #868FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AD86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AD86 color

#B6AD86 rgb(182, 173, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B6AD86 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 67.8% green and 52.5% blue (182, 173, 134).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#B6AD86 color codes

HEX	`#B6AD86`
RGB	`rgb(182, 173, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 67.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, -3.04, 21.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 21.47, 98.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.538, 41.554, 28.54)`
Decimal	`11971974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AD86, 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 #B6AD86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AD86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #B6AD86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6ad86; }
.text { color: #b6ad86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ad86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 173 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6ad86, #a7b686); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6AD86?: #B6AD86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AD86?: The RGB value is 182, 173, 134: 182 red, 173 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AD86?: The complementary color is #868FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AD86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.