What color is #B8A994?

#B8A994 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A994?

The RGB value is 184, 169, 148: 184 red, 169 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A994?

The complementary color is #94A3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A994 color

#B8A994 rgb(184, 169, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8A994 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 66.3% green and 58% blue (184, 169, 148).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#B8A994 color codes

HEX	`#B8A994`
RGB	`rgb(184, 169, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 66.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.97, 1.94, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.97, 12.95, 81.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.3, 40.705, 33.798)`
Decimal	`12102036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A994, 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 #B8A994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #B8A994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a994; }
.text { color: #b8a994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 169 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a994, #b5b894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B8A994?: #B8A994 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A994?: The RGB value is 184, 169, 148: 184 red, 169 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A994?: The complementary color is #94A3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.