What color is #B8B5A0?

#B8B5A0 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 #B8B5A0?

The RGB value is 184, 181, 160: 184 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B5A0?

The complementary color is #A0A3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B5A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B5A0 color

#B8B5A0 rgb(184, 181, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8B5A0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 71% green and 62.7% blue (184, 181, 160).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#B8B5A0 color codes

HEX	`#B8B5A0`
RGB	`rgb(184, 181, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 71%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.4, -2.6, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.4, 11.39, 103.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.636, 45.777, 39.841)`
Decimal	`12105120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B5A0, 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 #B8B5A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B5A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #B8B5A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b5a0; }
.text { color: #b8b5a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b5a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 181 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b5a0, #afb8a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B8B5A0?: #B8B5A0 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 #B8B5A0?: The RGB value is 184, 181, 160: 184 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B5A0?: The complementary color is #A0A3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B5A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.