What color is #B7A271?

#B7A271 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A271?

The RGB value is 183, 162, 113: 183 red, 162 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A271?

The complementary color is #7186B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A271?

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.

#B7A271 color

#B7A271 rgb(183, 162, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B7A271 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 63.5% green and 44.3% blue (183, 162, 113).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 33% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 38% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B7A271 color codes

HEX	`#B7A271`
RGB	`rgb(183, 162, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 63.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 33%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 38%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 38%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, 0.56, 28.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 28.32, 88.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.43, 37.102, 20.915)`
Decimal	`12034673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A271, 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 #B7A271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A271 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 #B7A271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a271; }
.text { color: #b7a271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 162 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a271, #a9b771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #B7A271?: #B7A271 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A271?: The RGB value is 183, 162, 113: 183 red, 162 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A271?: The complementary color is #7186B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A271?: 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.