What color is #B5AB8A?

#B5AB8A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AB8A?

The RGB value is 181, 171, 138: 181 red, 171 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AB8A?

The complementary color is #8A94B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AB8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AB8A color

#B5AB8A rgb(181, 171, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5AB8A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.1% green and 54.1% blue (181, 171, 138).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#B5AB8A color codes

HEX	`#B5AB8A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 171, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, -1.79, 18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 18.41, 95.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.206, 40.785, 29.9)`
Decimal	`11905930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AB8A, 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 #B5AB8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AB8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #B5AB8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ab8a; }
.text { color: #b5ab8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ab8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 171 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ab8a, #aab58a); }

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Questions

What color is #B5AB8A?: #B5AB8A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AB8A?: The RGB value is 181, 171, 138: 181 red, 171 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AB8A?: The complementary color is #8A94B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AB8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.