What color is #B8B199?

#B8B199 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B199?

The RGB value is 184, 177, 153: 184 red, 177 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B199?

The complementary color is #99A0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B199 color

#B8B199 rgb(184, 177, 153)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8B199 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69.4% green and 60% blue (184, 177, 153).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#B8B199 color codes

HEX	`#B8B199`
RGB	`rgb(184, 177, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.19, -1.59, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.19, 13.28, 96.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.239, 43.935, 36.439)`
Decimal	`12104089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B199, 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 #B8B199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #B8B199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b199; }
.text { color: #b8b199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 177 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b199, #b0b899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B8B199?: #B8B199 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B199?: The RGB value is 184, 177, 153: 184 red, 177 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B199?: The complementary color is #99A0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.