What color is #B5AD8E?

#B5AD8E 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 #B5AD8E?

The RGB value is 181, 173, 142: 181 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AD8E?

The complementary color is #8E96B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AD8E color

#B5AD8E rgb(181, 173, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5AD8E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.8% green and 55.7% blue (181, 173, 142).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#B5AD8E color codes

HEX	`#B5AD8E`
RGB	`rgb(181, 173, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, -2.27, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 17.14, 97.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.882, 41.665, 31.58)`
Decimal	`11906446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AD8E, 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 #B5AD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #B5AD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ad8e; }
.text { color: #b5ad8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ad8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 173 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ad8e, #aab58e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B5AD8E?: #B5AD8E 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 #B5AD8E?: The RGB value is 181, 173, 142: 181 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AD8E?: The complementary color is #8E96B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.