What color is #B2A984?

#B2A984 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A984?

The RGB value is 178, 169, 132: 178 red, 169 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A984?

The complementary color is #848DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A984 color

#B2A984 rgb(178, 169, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2A984 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.3% green and 51.8% blue (178, 169, 132).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#B2A984 color codes

HEX	`#B2A984`
RGB	`rgb(178, 169, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 66.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.12, -2.75, 20.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.12, 20.49, 97.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.713, 39.508, 27.517)`
Decimal	`11708804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A984, 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 #B2A984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #B2A984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a984; }
.text { color: #b2a984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 169 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a984, #a4b284); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B2A984?: #B2A984 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A984?: The RGB value is 178, 169, 132: 178 red, 169 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A984?: The complementary color is #848DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.