What color is #B5A28D?

#B5A28D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A28D?

The RGB value is 181, 162, 141: 181 red, 162 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A28D?

The complementary color is #8DA0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A28D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A28D color

#B5A28D rgb(181, 162, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5A28D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 63.5% green and 55.3% blue (181, 162, 141).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#B5A28D color codes

HEX	`#B5A28D`
RGB	`rgb(181, 162, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 63.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.72, 3.53, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.72, 13.91, 75.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.784, 37.588, 30.512)`
Decimal	`11903629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A28D, 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 #B5A28D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A28D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #B5A28D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a28d; }
.text { color: #b5a28d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a28d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 162 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a28d, #b4b58d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B5A28D?: #B5A28D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A28D?: The RGB value is 181, 162, 141: 181 red, 162 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A28D?: The complementary color is #8DA0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A28D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.