What color is #B09B2F?

#B09B2F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09B2F?

The RGB value is 176, 155, 47: 176 red, 155 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09B2F?

The complementary color is #2F44B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09B2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09B2F color

#B09B2F rgb(176, 155, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B09B2F is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60.8% green and 18.4% blue (176, 155, 47).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 58% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 73% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#B09B2F color codes

HEX	`#B09B2F`
RGB	`rgb(176, 155, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 58%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 73%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 73%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, -4.14, 56.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 56.4, 94.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.14, 32.88, 7.448)`
Decimal	`11574063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09B2F, 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 #B09B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #B09B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09b2f; }
.text { color: #b09b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 155 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09b2f, #84b02f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B09B2F?: #B09B2F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09B2F?: The RGB value is 176, 155, 47: 176 red, 155 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09B2F?: The complementary color is #2F44B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09B2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.