What color is #B9A17D?

#B9A17D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A17D?

The RGB value is 185, 161, 125: 185 red, 161 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A17D?

The complementary color is #7D95B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A17D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A17D color

#B9A17D rgb(185, 161, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9A17D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 63.1% green and 49% blue (185, 161, 125).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 32% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is French Oak (#BB9E7C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#B9A17D color codes

HEX	`#B9A17D`
RGB	`rgb(185, 161, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 63.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, 3.41, 22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 22.28, 81.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.455, 37.286, 24.675)`
Decimal	`12165501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A17D, 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 #B9A17D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A17D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #B9A17D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a17d; }
.text { color: #b9a17d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a17d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 161 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a17d, #b3b97d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B9A17D?: #B9A17D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A17D?: The RGB value is 185, 161, 125: 185 red, 161 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A17D?: The complementary color is #7D95B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A17D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.