What color is #B4AEA0?

#B4AEA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silver Lining. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AEA0?

The RGB value is 180, 174, 160: 180 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AEA0?

The complementary color is #A0A6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AEA0 color

#B4AEA0 rgb(180, 174, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4AEA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 68.2% green and 62.7% blue (180, 174, 160).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Silver Lining (#B8B1A5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#B4AEA0 color codes

HEX	`#B4AEA0`
RGB	`rgb(180, 174, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 68.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, -0.33, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 7.95, 92.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.303, 42.514, 39.334)`
Decimal	`11841184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AEA0, 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 #B4AEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #B4AEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4aea0; }
.text { color: #b4aea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4aea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 174 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4aea0, #b0b4a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4AEA0?: #B4AEA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silver Lining. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AEA0?: The RGB value is 180, 174, 160: 180 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AEA0?: The complementary color is #A0A6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.