What color is #B4B4A1?

#B4B4A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B4A1?

The RGB value is 180, 180, 161: 180 red, 180 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B4A1?

The complementary color is #A1A1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B4A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B4A1 color

#B4B4A1 rgb(180, 180, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B4A1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 70.6% green and 63.1% blue (180, 180, 161).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#B4B4A1 color codes

HEX	`#B4B4A1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 180, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 70.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.84, -3.37, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.84, 10.27, 109.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.576, 44.919, 40.191)`
Decimal	`11842721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B4A1, 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 #B4B4A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B4A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #B4B4A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b4a1; }
.text { color: #b4b4a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b4a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 180 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b4a1, #abb4a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B4B4A1?: #B4B4A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B4A1?: The RGB value is 180, 180, 161: 180 red, 180 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B4A1?: The complementary color is #A1A1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B4A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.