What color is #B5A587?

#B5A587 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A587?

The RGB value is 181, 165, 135: 181 red, 165 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A587?

The complementary color is #8797B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A587?

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.

#B5A587 color

#B5A587 rgb(181, 165, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5A587 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 64.7% green and 52.9% blue (181, 165, 135).

Its hue angle is 39°, 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B5A587 color codes

HEX	`#B5A587`
RGB	`rgb(181, 165, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 64.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.38, 1.01, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.38, 17.72, 86.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.885, 38.484, 28.402)`
Decimal	`11904391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A587, 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 #B5A587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A587 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 #B5A587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a587; }
.text { color: #b5a587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 165 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a587, #aeb587); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5A587?: #B5A587 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A587?: The RGB value is 181, 165, 135: 181 red, 165 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A587?: The complementary color is #8797B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A587?: 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.