#B4AE9C Color

#B4AE9C is rgb(180, 174, 156) in RGB and hsl(45, 14%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B4AE9C

HEX#B4AE9C

RGBrgb(180, 174, 156)

HSLhsl(45, 14%, 66%)

HSVhsv(45, 13%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.026 91.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B4AE9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B4AE9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B4AE9C Complementary#9CA2B4 Analogous#B4A29C Analogous#AEB49C Triadic#9CB4AE Triadic#AE9CB4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B4AE9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFBAAB #C8C4B6 #D3D0C5 #DCD9D0 #E7E5DF #F0EEEB

Shades

#A19982 #8C8369 #716A56 #5A5544 #403C30 #26231D

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