What color is #B0A351?

#B0A351 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A351?

The RGB value is 176, 163, 81: 176 red, 163 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A351?

The complementary color is #515EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A351?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A351 color

#B0A351 rgb(176, 163, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0A351 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.9% green and 31.8% blue (176, 163, 81).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 38% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 54% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#B0A351 color codes

HEX	`#B0A351`
RGB	`rgb(176, 163, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 38%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 54%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.54, -6.16, 43.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.54, 44.19, 98.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.488, 36.02, 13.024)`
Decimal	`11576145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A351, 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 #B0A351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #B0A351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a351; }
.text { color: #b0a351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 163 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a351, #8eb051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B0A351?: #B0A351 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A351?: The RGB value is 176, 163, 81: 176 red, 163 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A351?: The complementary color is #515EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A351?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.