#B7A06C Color

#B7A06C is rgb(183, 160, 108) in RGB, hsl(42, 34%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7A06C

HEX#B7A06C

RGBrgb(183, 160, 108)

HSLhsl(42, 34%, 57%)

HSVhsv(42, 41%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.074 86.7)

LABlab(67.01% 3.33 30.38)

LCHlch(67.01% 30.56 83.74)

What #B7A06C 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 #B7A06C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 6.33 Ecru#C2B280ΔE 7.17 Camel#C19A6BΔE 7.2 Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 9.65 Tan#D2B48CΔE 10.63 Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 11.91

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

#B7A06C Channel Values

How #B7A06C 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 183 · G 160 · B 108	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 42° · S 34% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 42° · S 41% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 13% · Y 41% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.54:1 vs white · 8.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7A06C 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 text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B7A06C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7A06C; 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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Tints & Shades of #B7A06C

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.

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How #B7A06C 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#B7A06C

Protanopia#A4A46C

Protanomaly#ACA36C

Deuteranopia#A8A86B

Deuteranomaly#AEA56B

Tritanopia#BB9B9B

Tritanomaly#BA9D8A

Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #B7A06C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7a06c: #B7A06C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7A06C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7a06c': '#B7A06C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.627, blue: 0.424)

Android XML<color name="color_b7a06c">#B7A06C</color>

SVG fillfill="#B7A06C"

More Yellow Colors

#B7A06C 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

#B7A06C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7A06C?

#B7A06C is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(183, 160, 108) in RGB and hsl(42, 34%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #B7A06C?

#B7A06C is rgb(183, 160, 108) — red 183, green 160, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7A06C?

#B7A06C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7A06C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7A06C scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7A06C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7A06C 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.63, which is visibly different.

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