What color is #B0A88A?

#B0A88A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A88A?

The RGB value is 176, 168, 138: 176 red, 168 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A88A?

The complementary color is #8A92B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A88A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A88A color

#B0A88A rgb(176, 168, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0A88A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 65.9% green and 54.1% blue (176, 168, 138).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#B0A88A color codes

HEX	`#B0A88A`
RGB	`rgb(176, 168, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 65.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.8, -2.12, 16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.8, 16.7, 97.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.494, 39.071, 29.659)`
Decimal	`11577482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A88A, 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 #B0A88A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A88A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #B0A88A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a88a; }
.text { color: #b0a88a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a88a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 168 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a88a, #a5b08a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B0A88A?: #B0A88A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A88A?: The RGB value is 176, 168, 138: 176 red, 168 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A88A?: The complementary color is #8A92B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A88A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.