What color is #B7AF92?

#B7AF92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AF92?

The RGB value is 183, 175, 146: 183 red, 175 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AF92?

The complementary color is #929AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AF92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AF92 color

#B7AF92 rgb(183, 175, 146)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B7AF92 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 68.6% green and 57.3% blue (183, 175, 146).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#B7AF92 color codes

HEX	`#B7AF92`
RGB	`rgb(183, 175, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 68.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.42, -1.98, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.42, 16.04, 97.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.047, 42.803, 33.341)`
Decimal	`12038034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AF92, 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 #B7AF92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AF92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #B7AF92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7af92; }
.text { color: #b7af92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7af92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 175 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7af92, #adb792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B7AF92?: #B7AF92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AF92?: The RGB value is 183, 175, 146: 183 red, 175 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AF92?: The complementary color is #929AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AF92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.