What color is #B8A784?

#B8A784 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A784?

The RGB value is 184, 167, 132: 184 red, 167 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A784?

The complementary color is #8495B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A784 color

#B8A784 rgb(184, 167, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8A784 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 65.5% green and 51.8% blue (184, 167, 132).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 28% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#B8A784 color codes

HEX	`#B8A784`
RGB	`rgb(184, 167, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 65.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 28%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, 0.69, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 20.39, 88.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.751, 39.495, 27.46)`
Decimal	`12101508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A784, 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 #B8A784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #B8A784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a784; }
.text { color: #b8a784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 167 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a784, #afb884); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8A784?: #B8A784 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A784?: The RGB value is 184, 167, 132: 184 red, 167 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A784?: The complementary color is #8495B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.