What color is #B6B493?

#B6B493 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B493?

The RGB value is 182, 180, 147: 182 red, 180 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B493?

The complementary color is #9395B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B493 color

#B6B493 rgb(182, 180, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6B493 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 70.6% green and 57.6% blue (182, 180, 147).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#B6B493 color codes

HEX	`#B6B493`
RGB	`rgb(182, 180, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 70.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.69, -4.87, 17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.69, 17.81, 105.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.879, 44.695, 34.072)`
Decimal	`11973779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B493, 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 #B6B493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #B6B493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b493; }
.text { color: #b6b493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 180 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b493, #a7b693); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6B493?: #B6B493 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B493?: The RGB value is 182, 180, 147: 182 red, 180 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B493?: The complementary color is #9395B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.