What color is #B8B191?

#B8B191 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B191?

The RGB value is 184, 177, 145: 184 red, 177 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B191?

The complementary color is #9198B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B191 color

#B8B191 rgb(184, 177, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8B191 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69.4% green and 56.9% blue (184, 177, 145).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#B8B191 color codes

HEX	`#B8B191`
RGB	`rgb(184, 177, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.01, -2.81, 17.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.01, 17.53, 99.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.6, 43.68, 33.075)`
Decimal	`12104081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B191, 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 #B8B191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #B8B191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b191; }
.text { color: #b8b191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 177 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b191, #abb891); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8B191?: #B8B191 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B191?: The RGB value is 184, 177, 145: 184 red, 177 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B191?: The complementary color is #9198B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.