What color is #B4AA89?

#B4AA89 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AA89?

The RGB value is 180, 170, 137: 180 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AA89?

The complementary color is #8993B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AA89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AA89 color

#B4AA89 rgb(180, 170, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4AA89 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.7% green and 53.7% blue (180, 170, 137).

Its hue angle is 46°, 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#B4AA89 color codes

HEX	`#B4AA89`
RGB	`rgb(180, 170, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.65, -1.79, 18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.65, 18.43, 95.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.713, 40.26, 29.446)`
Decimal	`11840137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AA89, 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 #B4AA89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AA89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #B4AA89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4aa89; }
.text { color: #b4aa89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4aa89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 170 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4aa89, #a9b489); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4AA89?: #B4AA89 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AA89?: The RGB value is 180, 170, 137: 180 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AA89?: The complementary color is #8993B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AA89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.