What color is #B7916A?

#B7916A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7916A?

The RGB value is 183, 145, 106: 183 red, 145 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7916A?

The complementary color is #6A90B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7916A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7916A color

#B7916A rgb(183, 145, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B7916A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 56.9% green and 41.6% blue (183, 145, 106).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#B7916A color codes

HEX	`#B7916A`
RGB	`rgb(183, 145, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 56.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 42%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, 9.06, 26.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 27.67, 70.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.256, 31.36, 17.987)`
Decimal	`12030314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7916A, 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 #B7916A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7916A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #B7916A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7916a; }
.text { color: #b7916a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7916a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 145 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7916a, #b7b76a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7916A?: #B7916A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7916A?: The RGB value is 183, 145, 106: 183 red, 145 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7916A?: The complementary color is #6A90B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7916A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.