What color is #B0AE83?

#B0AE83 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 #B0AE83?

The RGB value is 176, 174, 131: 176 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AE83?

The complementary color is #8385B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AE83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AE83 color

#B0AE83 rgb(176, 174, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0AE83 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 68.2% green and 51.4% blue (176, 174, 131).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#B0AE83 color codes

HEX	`#B0AE83`
RGB	`rgb(176, 174, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 68.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.27, -6.34, 22.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.27, 23.28, 105.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.137, 41.141, 27.453)`
Decimal	`11579011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AE83, 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 #B0AE83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AE83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #B0AE83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ae83; }
.text { color: #b0ae83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ae83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 174 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ae83, #9bb083); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B0AE83?: #B0AE83 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 #B0AE83?: The RGB value is 176, 174, 131: 176 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AE83?: The complementary color is #8385B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AE83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.