What color is #B0A372?

#B0A372 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A372?

The RGB value is 176, 163, 114: 176 red, 163 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A372?

The complementary color is #727FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A372 color

#B0A372 rgb(176, 163, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B0A372 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.9% green and 44.7% blue (176, 163, 114).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#B0A372 color codes

HEX	`#B0A372`
RGB	`rgb(176, 163, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, -2.71, 27.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 27.34, 95.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.039, 36.64, 21.196)`
Decimal	`11576178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A372, 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 #B0A372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #B0A372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a372; }
.text { color: #b0a372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 163 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a372, #9eb072); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0A372?: #B0A372 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A372?: The RGB value is 176, 163, 114: 176 red, 163 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A372?: The complementary color is #727FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.