What color is #B8AE85?

#B8AE85 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8AE85?

The RGB value is 184, 174, 133: 184 red, 174 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AE85?

The complementary color is #858FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AE85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AE85 color

#B8AE85 rgb(184, 174, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8AE85 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.2% green and 52.2% blue (184, 174, 133).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#B8AE85 color codes

HEX	`#B8AE85`
RGB	`rgb(184, 174, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 68.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.98, -2.93, 22.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.98, 22.58, 97.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.137, 42.157, 28.261)`
Decimal	`12103301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AE85, 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 #B8AE85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AE85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #B8AE85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ae85; }
.text { color: #b8ae85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ae85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 174 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ae85, #a9b885); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8AE85?: #B8AE85 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8AE85?: The RGB value is 184, 174, 133: 184 red, 174 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AE85?: The complementary color is #858FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AE85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.