What color is #B6B186?

#B6B186 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B186?

The RGB value is 182, 177, 134: 182 red, 177 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B186?

The complementary color is #868BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B186 color

#B6B186 rgb(182, 177, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6B186 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 69.4% green and 52.5% blue (182, 177, 134).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#B6B186 color codes

HEX	`#B6B186`
RGB	`rgb(182, 177, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 69.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, -5.17, 22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 23.29, 102.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.317, 43.111, 28.8)`
Decimal	`11972998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B186, 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 #B6B186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #B6B186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b186; }
.text { color: #b6b186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 177 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b186, #a3b686); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6B186?: #B6B186 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B186?: The RGB value is 182, 177, 134: 182 red, 177 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B186?: The complementary color is #868BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.