What color is #B6B07C?

#B6B07C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B07C?

The RGB value is 182, 176, 124: 182 red, 176 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B07C?

The complementary color is #7C82B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B07C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B07C color

#B6B07C rgb(182, 176, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6B07C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 69% green and 48.6% blue (182, 176, 124).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 32% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#B6B07C color codes

HEX	`#B6B07C`
RGB	`rgb(182, 176, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 69%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 32%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, -5.97, 27.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 28.11, 102.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.455, 42.452, 25.233)`
Decimal	`11972732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B07C, 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 #B6B07C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B07C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #B6B07C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b07c; }
.text { color: #b6b07c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b07c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 176 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b07c, #9fb67c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6B07C?: #B6B07C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B07C?: The RGB value is 182, 176, 124: 182 red, 176 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B07C?: The complementary color is #7C82B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B07C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.