What color is #B8AB87?

#B8AB87 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8AB87?

The RGB value is 184, 171, 135: 184 red, 171 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AB87?

The complementary color is #8794B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AB87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AB87 color

#B8AB87 rgb(184, 171, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8AB87 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.1% green and 52.9% blue (184, 171, 135).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 27% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#B8AB87 color codes

HEX	`#B8AB87`
RGB	`rgb(184, 171, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, -1.05, 20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 20.3, 92.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.703, 41.066, 28.805)`
Decimal	`12102535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AB87, 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 #B8AB87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AB87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #B8AB87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ab87; }
.text { color: #b8ab87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ab87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 171 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ab87, #adb887); }

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Questions

What color is #B8AB87?: #B8AB87 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8AB87?: The RGB value is 184, 171, 135: 184 red, 171 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AB87?: The complementary color is #8794B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AB87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.