What color is #B6BD4A?

#B6BD4A is a desaturated yellow known as Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sinsemilla?

The RGB value is 182, 189, 74: 182 red, 189 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sinsemilla?

The complementary color is #514ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BD4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sinsemilla color: hex code #B6BD4A

#B6BD4A rgb(182, 189, 74)

Shades of yellow

Sinsemilla has the hex code #B6BD4A. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 74.1% green and 29% blue (182, 189, 74).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 47% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

Sinsemilla (#B6BD4A) color codes

HEX	`#B6BD4A`
RGB	`rgb(182, 189, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 74.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 47%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 61%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 61%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, -17.62, 55.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 58.37, 107.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.726, 46.835, 13.477)`
Decimal	`11976010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sinsemilla, 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 #B6BD4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BD4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #B6BD4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bd4a; }
.text { color: #b6bd4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bd4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 189 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bd4a, #7cbd4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #B6BD4A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B6BD4A?: #B6BD4A is a desaturated yellow known as Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sinsemilla?: The RGB value is 182, 189, 74: 182 red, 189 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sinsemilla?: The complementary color is #514ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BD4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.