What color is #B8B296?

#B8B296 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B296?

The RGB value is 184, 178, 150: 184 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B296?

The complementary color is #969CB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B296 color

#B8B296 rgb(184, 178, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8B296 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69.8% green and 58.8% blue (184, 178, 150).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#B8B296 color codes

HEX	`#B8B296`
RGB	`rgb(184, 178, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.38, -2.59, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.38, 15.32, 99.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.192, 44.234, 35.216)`
Decimal	`12104342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B296, 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 #B8B296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #B8B296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b296; }
.text { color: #b8b296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 178 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b296, #adb896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B8B296?: #B8B296 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B296?: The RGB value is 184, 178, 150: 184 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B296?: The complementary color is #969CB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.