What color is #B8AD9C?

#B8AD9C 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 #B8AD9C?

The RGB value is 184, 173, 156: 184 red, 173 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AD9C?

The complementary color is #9CA7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AD9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AD9C color

#B8AD9C rgb(184, 173, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8AD9C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.8% green and 61.2% blue (184, 173, 156).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#B8AD9C color codes

HEX	`#B8AD9C`
RGB	`rgb(184, 173, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, 1.04, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 10.21, 84.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.711, 42.478, 37.501)`
Decimal	`12103068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AD9C, 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 #B8AD9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AD9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #B8AD9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ad9c; }
.text { color: #b8ad9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ad9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 173 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ad9c, #b5b89c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8AD9C?: #B8AD9C 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 #B8AD9C?: The RGB value is 184, 173, 156: 184 red, 173 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AD9C?: The complementary color is #9CA7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AD9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.