What color is #B2A38B?

#B2A38B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A38B?

The RGB value is 178, 163, 139: 178 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A38B?

The complementary color is #8B9AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A38B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A38B color

#B2A38B rgb(178, 163, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2A38B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 63.9% green and 54.5% blue (178, 163, 139).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#B2A38B color codes

HEX	`#B2A38B`
RGB	`rgb(178, 163, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 63.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.67, 1.52, 14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.67, 14.54, 84.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.118, 37.524, 29.761)`
Decimal	`11707275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A38B, 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 #B2A38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A38B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #B2A38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a38b; }
.text { color: #b2a38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 163 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a38b, #aeb28b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2A38B?: #B2A38B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A38B?: The RGB value is 178, 163, 139: 178 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A38B?: The complementary color is #8B9AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A38B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.