What color is #B5AB9C?

#B5AB9C is a light, grayish orange known as Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Desert Dune?

The RGB value is 181, 171, 156: 181 red, 171 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Desert Dune?

The complementary color is #9CA6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AB9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Desert Dune color: hex code #B5AB9C

#B5AB9C rgb(181, 171, 156)

Shades of gray

Desert Dune has the hex code #B5AB9C. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.1% green and 61.2% blue (181, 171, 156).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

Desert Dune (#B5AB9C) color codes

HEX	`#B5AB9C`
RGB	`rgb(181, 171, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.42, 1, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.42, 9.06, 83.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.619, 41.35, 37.34)`
Decimal	`11905948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Desert Dune, 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 #B5AB9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AB9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #B5AB9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ab9c; }
.text { color: #b5ab9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ab9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 171 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ab9c, #b3b59c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B5AB9C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B5AB9C?: #B5AB9C is a light, grayish orange known as Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Desert Dune?: The RGB value is 181, 171, 156: 181 red, 171 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Desert Dune?: The complementary color is #9CA6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AB9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.