What color is #B5A291?

#B5A291 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A291?

The RGB value is 181, 162, 145: 181 red, 162 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A291?

The complementary color is #91A4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A291 color

#B5A291 rgb(181, 162, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5A291 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 63.5% green and 56.9% blue (181, 162, 145).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% 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 8.54:1).

#B5A291 color codes

HEX	`#B5A291`
RGB	`rgb(181, 162, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 63.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.81, 4.14, 11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.81, 12.1, 70.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.087, 37.71, 32.108)`
Decimal	`11903633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A291, 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 #B5A291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #B5A291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a291; }
.text { color: #b5a291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 162 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a291, #b5b491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B5A291?: #B5A291 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A291?: The RGB value is 181, 162, 145: 181 red, 162 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A291?: The complementary color is #91A4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.