What color is #B4A898?

#B4A898 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A898?

The RGB value is 180, 168, 152: 180 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A898?

The complementary color is #98A4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A898 color

#B4A898 rgb(180, 168, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4A898 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 65.9% green and 59.6% blue (180, 168, 152).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#B4A898 color codes

HEX	`#B4A898`
RGB	`rgb(180, 168, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 65.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, 1.6, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 9.95, 80.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.492, 39.976, 35.388)`
Decimal	`11839640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A898, 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 #B4A898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	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 #B4A898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a898; }
.text { color: #b4a898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 168 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a898, #b2b498); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4A898?: #B4A898 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A898?: The RGB value is 180, 168, 152: 180 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A898?: The complementary color is #98A4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.