What color is #B4A189?

#B4A189 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A189?

The RGB value is 180, 161, 137: 180 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A189?

The complementary color is #899CB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A189 color

#B4A189 rgb(180, 161, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4A189 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 63.1% green and 53.7% blue (180, 161, 137).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sesame (#BAA38B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#B4A189 color codes

HEX	`#B4A189`
RGB	`rgb(180, 161, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 63.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.28, 3.09, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.28, 15.36, 78.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.083, 37, 28.903)`
Decimal	`11837833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A189, 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 #B4A189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #B4A189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a189; }
.text { color: #b4a189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 161 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a189, #b2b489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B4A189?: #B4A189 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A189?: The RGB value is 180, 161, 137: 180 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A189?: The complementary color is #899CB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.