What color is #B4998D?

#B4998D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4998D?

The RGB value is 180, 153, 141: 180 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4998D?

The complementary color is #8DA8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4998D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4998D color

#B4998D rgb(180, 153, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4998D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60% green and 55.3% blue (180, 153, 141).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#B4998D color codes

HEX	`#B4998D`
RGB	`rgb(180, 153, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, 8.08, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 12.87, 51.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.021, 34.41, 29.991)`
Decimal	`11835789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4998D, 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 #B4998D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4998D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #B4998D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4998d; }
.text { color: #b4998d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4998d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 153 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4998d, #b4ad8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B4998D?: #B4998D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4998D?: The RGB value is 180, 153, 141: 180 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4998D?: The complementary color is #8DA8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4998D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.