What color is #B5A487?

#B5A487 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A487?

The RGB value is 181, 164, 135: 181 red, 164 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A487?

The complementary color is #8798B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A487 color

#B5A487 rgb(181, 164, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5A487 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 64.3% green and 52.9% blue (181, 164, 135).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#B5A487 color codes

HEX	`#B5A487`
RGB	`rgb(181, 164, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 64.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.11, 1.56, 17.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.11, 17.39, 84.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.705, 38.125, 28.342)`
Decimal	`11904135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A487, 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 #B5A487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #B5A487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a487; }
.text { color: #b5a487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 164 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a487, #afb587); }

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Questions

What color is #B5A487?: #B5A487 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A487?: The RGB value is 181, 164, 135: 181 red, 164 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A487?: The complementary color is #8798B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.