What color is #B8B39E?

#B8B39E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B39E?

The RGB value is 184, 179, 158: 184 red, 179 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B39E?

The complementary color is #9EA3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B39E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B39E color

#B8B39E rgb(184, 179, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B39E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 70.2% green and 62% blue (184, 179, 158).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#B8B39E color codes

HEX	`#B8B39E`
RGB	`rgb(184, 179, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 70.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, -1.86, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 11.52, 99.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.058, 44.9, 38.792)`
Decimal	`12104606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B39E, 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 #B8B39E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B39E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #B8B39E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b39e; }
.text { color: #b8b39e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b39e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 179 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b39e, #b0b89e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B8B39E?: #B8B39E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B39E?: The RGB value is 184, 179, 158: 184 red, 179 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B39E?: The complementary color is #9EA3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B39E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.