What color is #B5A494?

#B5A494 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 #B5A494?

The RGB value is 181, 164, 148: 181 red, 164 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A494?

The complementary color is #94A5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A494 color

#B5A494 rgb(181, 164, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5A494 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 64.3% green and 58% blue (181, 164, 148).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#B5A494 color codes

HEX	`#B5A494`
RGB	`rgb(181, 164, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 64.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.4, 3.51, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.4, 11.12, 71.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.677, 38.514, 33.46)`
Decimal	`11904148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A494, 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 #B5A494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #B5A494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a494; }
.text { color: #b5a494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 164 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a494, #b5b594); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B5A494?: #B5A494 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 #B5A494?: The RGB value is 181, 164, 148: 181 red, 164 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A494?: The complementary color is #94A5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.