What color is #B5988E?

#B5988E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5988E?

The RGB value is 181, 152, 142: 181 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5988E?

The complementary color is #8EABB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5988E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5988E color

#B5988E rgb(181, 152, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5988E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 59.6% green and 55.7% blue (181, 152, 142).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#B5988E color codes

HEX	`#B5988E`
RGB	`rgb(181, 152, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 59.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, 9.17, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 13.05, 45.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.167, 34.234, 30.341)`
Decimal	`11901070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5988E, 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 #B5988E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5988E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #B5988E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5988e; }
.text { color: #b5988e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5988e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 152 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5988e, #b5ab8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B5988E?: #B5988E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5988E?: The RGB value is 181, 152, 142: 181 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5988E?: The complementary color is #8EABB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5988E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.