What color is #B9A692?

#B9A692 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A692?

The RGB value is 185, 166, 146: 185 red, 166 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A692?

The complementary color is #92A5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A692 color

#B9A692 rgb(185, 166, 146)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9A692 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 65.1% green and 57.3% blue (185, 166, 146).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#B9A692 color codes

HEX	`#B9A692`
RGB	`rgb(185, 166, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 65.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, 3.65, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 13.38, 74.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.832, 39.663, 32.799)`
Decimal	`12166802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A692, 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 #B9A692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #B9A692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a692; }
.text { color: #b9a692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 166 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a692, #b8b992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B9A692?: #B9A692 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A692?: The RGB value is 185, 166, 146: 185 red, 166 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A692?: The complementary color is #92A5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.