What color is #B4AC8B?

#B4AC8B 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 #B4AC8B?

The RGB value is 180, 172, 139: 180 red, 172 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AC8B?

The complementary color is #8B93B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AC8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AC8B color

#B4AC8B rgb(180, 172, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4AC8B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 67.5% green and 54.5% blue (180, 172, 139).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#B4AC8B color codes

HEX	`#B4AC8B`
RGB	`rgb(180, 172, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 67.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, -2.57, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 18.23, 98.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.235, 41.073, 30.335)`
Decimal	`11840651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AC8B, 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 #B4AC8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AC8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #B4AC8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4ac8b; }
.text { color: #b4ac8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4ac8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 172 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4ac8b, #a8b48b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B4AC8B?: #B4AC8B 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 #B4AC8B?: The RGB value is 180, 172, 139: 180 red, 172 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AC8B?: The complementary color is #8B93B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AC8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.