What color is #B7A982?

#B7A982 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A982?

The RGB value is 183, 169, 130: 183 red, 169 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A982?

The complementary color is #8290B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A982 color

#B7A982 rgb(183, 169, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B7A982 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 66.3% green and 51% blue (183, 169, 130).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 27% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 29% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#B7A982 color codes

HEX	`#B7A982`
RGB	`rgb(183, 169, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 66.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 27%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 29%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 29%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, -1.05, 22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 22.03, 92.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.746, 40.056, 26.858)`
Decimal	`12036482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A982, 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 #B7A982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #B7A982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a982; }
.text { color: #b7a982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 169 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a982, #abb782); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7A982?: #B7A982 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A982?: The RGB value is 183, 169, 130: 183 red, 169 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A982?: The complementary color is #8290B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.