What color is #B8A385?

#B8A385 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A385?

The RGB value is 184, 163, 133: 184 red, 163 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A385?

The complementary color is #859AB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A385 color

#B8A385 rgb(184, 163, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8A385 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 63.9% green and 52.2% blue (184, 163, 133).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 28% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#B8A385 color codes

HEX	`#B8A385`
RGB	`rgb(184, 163, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 63.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 28%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, 3, 18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 18.66, 80.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.098, 38.079, 27.582)`
Decimal	`12100485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A385, 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 #B8A385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #B8A385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a385; }
.text { color: #b8a385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 163 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a385, #b4b885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B8A385?: #B8A385 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A385?: The RGB value is 184, 163, 133: 184 red, 163 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A385?: The complementary color is #859AB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.