What color is #B8AD8B?

#B8AD8B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8AD8B?

The RGB value is 184, 173, 139: 184 red, 173 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AD8B?

The complementary color is #8B96B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AD8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AD8B color

#B8AD8B rgb(184, 173, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8AD8B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.8% green and 54.5% blue (184, 173, 139).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#B8AD8B color codes

HEX	`#B8AD8B`
RGB	`rgb(184, 173, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.83, -1.55, 18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.83, 18.99, 94.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.371, 41.942, 30.443)`
Decimal	`12103051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AD8B, 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 #B8AD8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AD8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #B8AD8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ad8b; }
.text { color: #b8ad8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ad8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 173 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ad8b, #acb88b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8AD8B?: #B8AD8B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8AD8B?: The RGB value is 184, 173, 139: 184 red, 173 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AD8B?: The complementary color is #8B96B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AD8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.