What color is #B0AB85?

#B0AB85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0AB85?

The RGB value is 176, 171, 133: 176 red, 171 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AB85?

The complementary color is #858AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AB85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AB85 color

#B0AB85 rgb(176, 171, 133)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0AB85 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 67.1% green and 52.2% blue (176, 171, 133).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#B0AB85 color codes

HEX	`#B0AB85`
RGB	`rgb(176, 171, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 67.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, -4.46, 20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 20.75, 102.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.701, 40.05, 27.983)`
Decimal	`11578245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AB85, 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 #B0AB85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AB85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #B0AB85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ab85; }
.text { color: #b0ab85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ab85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 171 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ab85, #a0b085); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B0AB85?: #B0AB85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0AB85?: The RGB value is 176, 171, 133: 176 red, 171 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AB85?: The complementary color is #858AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AB85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.