What color is #B8A99B?

#B8A99B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A99B?

The RGB value is 184, 169, 155: 184 red, 169 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A99B?

The complementary color is #9BAAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A99B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A99B color

#B8A99B rgb(184, 169, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8A99B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 66.3% green and 60.8% blue (184, 169, 155).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#B8A99B color codes

HEX	`#B8A99B`
RGB	`rgb(184, 169, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 66.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, 3.04, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 9.67, 71.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.871, 40.934, 36.805)`
Decimal	`12102043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A99B, 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 #B8A99B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A99B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #B8A99B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a99b; }
.text { color: #b8a99b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a99b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 169 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a99b, #b8b89b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8A99B?: #B8A99B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A99B?: The RGB value is 184, 169, 155: 184 red, 169 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A99B?: The complementary color is #9BAAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A99B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.