What color is #B6B09E?

#B6B09E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B09E?

The RGB value is 182, 176, 158: 182 red, 176 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B09E?

The complementary color is #9EA4B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B09E color

#B6B09E rgb(182, 176, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6B09E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 69% green and 62% blue (182, 176, 158).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#B6B09E color codes

HEX	`#B6B09E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 176, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 69%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.87, -0.99, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.87, 10.03, 95.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.988, 43.465, 38.571)`
Decimal	`11972766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B09E, 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 #B6B09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #B6B09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b09e; }
.text { color: #b6b09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 176 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b09e, #b0b69e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B6B09E?: #B6B09E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B09E?: The RGB value is 182, 176, 158: 182 red, 176 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B09E?: The complementary color is #9EA4B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.