What color is #B4AE92?

#B4AE92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AE92?

The RGB value is 180, 174, 146: 180 red, 174 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AE92?

The complementary color is #9298B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AE92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AE92 color

#B4AE92 rgb(180, 174, 146)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4AE92 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 68.2% green and 57.3% blue (180, 174, 146).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B4AE92 color codes

HEX	`#B4AE92`
RGB	`rgb(180, 174, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 68.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, -2.59, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 15.39, 99.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.147, 42.051, 33.243)`
Decimal	`11841170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AE92, 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 #B4AE92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AE92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B4AE92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4ae92; }
.text { color: #b4ae92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4ae92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 174 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4ae92, #a9b492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B4AE92?: #B4AE92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AE92?: The RGB value is 180, 174, 146: 180 red, 174 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AE92?: The complementary color is #9298B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AE92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.