What color is #B0AD94?

#B0AD94 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0AD94?

The RGB value is 176, 173, 148: 176 red, 173 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AD94?

The complementary color is #9497B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AD94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AD94 color

#B0AD94 rgb(176, 173, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0AD94 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 67.8% green and 58% blue (176, 173, 148).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#B0AD94 color codes

HEX	`#B0AD94`
RGB	`rgb(176, 173, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 67.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.35, -3.25, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.35, 13.64, 103.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.193, 41.256, 33.962)`
Decimal	`11578772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AD94, 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 #B0AD94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AD94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #B0AD94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ad94; }
.text { color: #b0ad94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ad94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 173 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ad94, #a5b094); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B0AD94?: #B0AD94 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0AD94?: The RGB value is 176, 173, 148: 176 red, 173 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AD94?: The complementary color is #9497B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AD94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.