What color is #B49E94?

#B49E94 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 #B49E94?

The RGB value is 180, 158, 148: 180 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49E94?

The complementary color is #94AAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49E94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49E94 color

#B49E94 rgb(180, 158, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49E94 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 62% green and 58% blue (180, 158, 148).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#B49E94 color codes

HEX	`#B49E94`
RGB	`rgb(180, 158, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 62%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.75, 6.42, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.75, 10.4, 51.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.394, 36.296, 33.1)`
Decimal	`11837076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49E94, 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 #B49E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #B49E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49e94; }
.text { color: #b49e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 158 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49e94, #b4ae94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B49E94?: #B49E94 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 #B49E94?: The RGB value is 180, 158, 148: 180 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49E94?: The complementary color is #94AAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49E94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.