What color is #B8A13A?

#B8A13A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A13A?

The RGB value is 184, 161, 58: 184 red, 161 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A13A?

The complementary color is #3A51B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A13A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A13A color

#B8A13A rgb(184, 161, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8A13A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 63.1% green and 22.7% blue (184, 161, 58).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 52% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 68% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#B8A13A color codes

HEX	`#B8A13A`
RGB	`rgb(184, 161, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 63.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 52%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 68%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 68%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.51, -3.24, 54.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.51, 54.61, 93.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.277, 35.987, 9.196)`
Decimal	`12099898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A13A, 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 #B8A13A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A13A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #B8A13A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a13a; }
.text { color: #b8a13a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a13a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 161 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a13a, #90b83a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B8A13A?: #B8A13A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A13A?: The RGB value is 184, 161, 58: 184 red, 161 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A13A?: The complementary color is #3A51B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A13A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.