What color is #B4A989?

#B4A989 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A989?

The RGB value is 180, 169, 137: 180 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A989?

The complementary color is #8994B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A989 color

#B4A989 rgb(180, 169, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4A989 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.3% green and 53.7% blue (180, 169, 137).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#B4A989 color codes

HEX	`#B4A989`
RGB	`rgb(180, 169, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.39, -1.25, 17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.39, 18.02, 93.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.526, 39.886, 29.384)`
Decimal	`11839881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A989, 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 #B4A989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #B4A989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a989; }
.text { color: #b4a989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 169 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a989, #aab489); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4A989?: #B4A989 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A989?: The RGB value is 180, 169, 137: 180 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A989?: The complementary color is #8994B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.