What color is #B6B69D?

#B6B69D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B69D?

The RGB value is 182, 182, 157: 182 red, 182 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B69D?

The complementary color is #9D9DB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B69D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B69D color

#B6B69D rgb(182, 182, 157)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6B69D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 71.4% green and 61.6% blue (182, 182, 157).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#B6B69D color codes

HEX	`#B6B69D`
RGB	`rgb(182, 182, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 71.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.44, -4.36, 12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.44, 13.48, 108.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.105, 45.836, 38.521)`
Decimal	`11974301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B69D, 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 #B6B69D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B69D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #B6B69D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b69d; }
.text { color: #b6b69d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b69d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 182 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b69d, #aab69d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B6B69D?: #B6B69D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B69D?: The RGB value is 182, 182, 157: 182 red, 182 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B69D?: The complementary color is #9D9DB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B69D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.