What color is #B29D8F?

#B29D8F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29D8F?

The RGB value is 178, 157, 143: 178 red, 157 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29D8F?

The complementary color is #8FA4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29D8F color

#B29D8F rgb(178, 157, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29D8F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 61.6% green and 56.1% blue (178, 157, 143).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#B29D8F color codes

HEX	`#B29D8F`
RGB	`rgb(178, 157, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 61.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, 5.41, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 11.5, 61.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.375, 35.563, 30.982)`
Decimal	`11705743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29D8F, 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 #B29D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #B29D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29d8f; }
.text { color: #b29d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 157 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29d8f, #b2af8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B29D8F?: #B29D8F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29D8F?: The RGB value is 178, 157, 143: 178 red, 157 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29D8F?: The complementary color is #8FA4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.