#B6997C
A light, muted orange closely aligning with Tan.
About #B6997C
When working with digital screens, the color #B6997C is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Tan. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 153 green, and 124 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 16% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#B6997C
RGB182, 153, 124
HSL30.0°, 28.4%, 60.0%
CMYK0%, 16%, 32%, 29%
HSV30.0°, 31.9%, 71.4%
LAB65.1, 6.4, 19.3
XYZ34.3, 34.2, 23.9
Decimal11966844
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.84:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.66:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #B6997C;
}
.text-color {
color: #B6997C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #B6997C;
}