What color is #B2A58C?

#B2A58C 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 #B2A58C?

The RGB value is 178, 165, 140: 178 red, 165 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A58C?

The complementary color is #8C99B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A58C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A58C color

#B2A58C rgb(178, 165, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2A58C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 64.7% green and 54.9% blue (178, 165, 140).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#B2A58C color codes

HEX	`#B2A58C`
RGB	`rgb(178, 165, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 64.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, 0.58, 14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 14.69, 87.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.549, 38.269, 30.267)`
Decimal	`11707788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A58C, 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 #B2A58C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A58C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #B2A58C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a58c; }
.text { color: #b2a58c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a58c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 165 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a58c, #acb28c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2A58C?: #B2A58C 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 #B2A58C?: The RGB value is 178, 165, 140: 178 red, 165 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A58C?: The complementary color is #8C99B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A58C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.