What color is #B4AB8A?

#B4AB8A 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 #B4AB8A?

The RGB value is 180, 171, 138: 180 red, 171 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AB8A?

The complementary color is #8A93B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AB8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AB8A color

#B4AB8A rgb(180, 171, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4AB8A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 67.1% green and 54.1% blue (180, 171, 138).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#B4AB8A color codes

HEX	`#B4AB8A`
RGB	`rgb(180, 171, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 67.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.94, -2.18, 18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.94, 18.32, 96.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.973, 40.665, 29.889)`
Decimal	`11840394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AB8A, 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 #B4AB8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AB8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #B4AB8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4ab8a; }
.text { color: #b4ab8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4ab8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 171 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4ab8a, #a8b48a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B4AB8A?: #B4AB8A 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 #B4AB8A?: The RGB value is 180, 171, 138: 180 red, 171 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AB8A?: The complementary color is #8A93B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AB8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.