What color is #B8A68A?

#B8A68A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A68A?

The RGB value is 184, 166, 138: 184 red, 166 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A68A?

The complementary color is #8A9CB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A68A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A68A color

#B8A68A rgb(184, 166, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8A68A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 65.1% green and 54.1% blue (184, 166, 138).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#B8A68A color codes

HEX	`#B8A68A`
RGB	`rgb(184, 166, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 65.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 25%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.97, 2.08, 16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.97, 17.03, 83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.991, 39.299, 29.624)`
Decimal	`12101258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A68A, 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 #B8A68A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A68A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #B8A68A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a68a; }
.text { color: #b8a68a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a68a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 166 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a68a, #b3b88a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8A68A?: #B8A68A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A68A?: The RGB value is 184, 166, 138: 184 red, 166 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A68A?: The complementary color is #8A9CB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A68A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.