What color is #B2AA8E?

#B2AA8E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AA8E?

The RGB value is 178, 170, 142: 178 red, 170 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AA8E?

The complementary color is #8E96B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AA8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AA8E color

#B2AA8E rgb(178, 170, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2AA8E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.7% green and 55.7% blue (178, 170, 142).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#B2AA8E color codes

HEX	`#B2AA8E`
RGB	`rgb(178, 170, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 66.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, -1.82, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 15.6, 96.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.617, 40.168, 31.358)`
Decimal	`11709070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AA8E, 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 #B2AA8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AA8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #B2AA8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2aa8e; }
.text { color: #b2aa8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aa8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 170 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2aa8e, #a8b28e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2AA8E?: #B2AA8E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AA8E?: The RGB value is 178, 170, 142: 178 red, 170 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AA8E?: The complementary color is #8E96B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AA8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.