What color is #B9A291?

#B9A291 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A291?

The RGB value is 185, 162, 145: 185 red, 162 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A291?

The complementary color is #91A8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A291 color

#B9A291 rgb(185, 162, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9A291 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 63.5% green and 56.9% blue (185, 162, 145).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#B9A291 color codes

HEX	`#B9A291`
RGB	`rgb(185, 162, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 63.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.17, 5.67, 11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.17, 13.22, 64.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.039, 38.2, 32.152)`
Decimal	`12165777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A291, 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 #B9A291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #B9A291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a291; }
.text { color: #b9a291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 162 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a291, #b9b691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B9A291?: #B9A291 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A291?: The RGB value is 185, 162, 145: 185 red, 162 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A291?: The complementary color is #91A8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.