What color is #B7A17F?

#B7A17F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A17F?

The RGB value is 183, 161, 127: 183 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A17F?

The complementary color is #7F95B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A17F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A17F color

#B7A17F rgb(183, 161, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B7A17F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 63.1% green and 49.8% blue (183, 161, 127).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 28% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#B7A17F color codes

HEX	`#B7A17F`
RGB	`rgb(183, 161, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 63.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 28%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 31%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.34, 2.87, 20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.34, 20.89, 82.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.105, 37.091, 25.332)`
Decimal	`12034431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A17F, 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 #B7A17F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A17F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #B7A17F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a17f; }
.text { color: #b7a17f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a17f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 161 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a17f, #b1b77f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B7A17F?: #B7A17F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A17F?: The RGB value is 183, 161, 127: 183 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A17F?: The complementary color is #7F95B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A17F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.