What color is #B2A88D?

#B2A88D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A88D?

The RGB value is 178, 168, 141: 178 red, 168 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A88D?

The complementary color is #8D97B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A88D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A88D color

#B2A88D rgb(178, 168, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2A88D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 65.9% green and 55.3% blue (178, 168, 141).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#B2A88D color codes

HEX	`#B2A88D`
RGB	`rgb(178, 168, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 65.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.04, -0.89, 15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.04, 15.29, 93.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.17, 39.394, 30.84)`
Decimal	`11708557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A88D, 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 #B2A88D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A88D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #B2A88D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a88d; }
.text { color: #b2a88d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a88d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 168 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a88d, #aab28d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B2A88D?: #B2A88D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A88D?: The RGB value is 178, 168, 141: 178 red, 168 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A88D?: The complementary color is #8D97B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A88D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.