#B0914A Color

#B0914A is rgb(176, 145, 74) in RGB, hsl(42, 41%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 58%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0914A

HEX#B0914A

RGBrgb(176, 145, 74)

HSLhsl(42, 41%, 49%)

HSVhsv(42, 58%, 69%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 58%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.097 86)

LABlab(61.97% 5.75 41.64)

LCHlch(61.97% 42.03 82.14)

What #B0914A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B0914A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 6.22 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 7.99 Camel#C19A6BΔE 12.95 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 13.86 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 14.92 Brass#B5A642ΔE 15

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#B0914A Channel Values

How #B0914A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 176 · G 145 · B 74	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 42° · S 41% · L 49%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 42° · S 58% · V 69%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 18% · Y 58% · K 31%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3:1 vs white · 7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0914A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B0914A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0914A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B0914A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #B0914A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B0914A

Protanopia#97974A

Protanomaly#A2954A

Deuteranopia#9C9C48

Deuteranomaly#A49849

Tritanopia#B58A8A

Tritanomaly#B38D76

Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #B0914A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b0914a: #B0914A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0914A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0914a': '#B0914A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.569, blue: 0.290)

Android XML<color name="color_b0914a">#B0914A</color>

SVG fillfill="#B0914A"

More Yellow Colors

#B0914A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#B0914A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0914A?

#B0914A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(176, 145, 74) in RGB and hsl(42, 41%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #B0914A?

#B0914A is rgb(176, 145, 74) — red 176, green 145, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0914A?

#B0914A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 58%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0914A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0914A scores 3:1 against white and 7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0914A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0914A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.6, which is visibly different.

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