What color is #B0AF8B?

#B0AF8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0AF8B?

The RGB value is 176, 175, 139: 176 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AF8B?

The complementary color is #8B8CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AF8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AF8B color

#B0AF8B rgb(176, 175, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0AF8B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 68.6% green and 54.5% blue (176, 175, 139).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#B0AF8B color codes

HEX	`#B0AF8B`
RGB	`rgb(176, 175, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 68.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.7, -5.71, 18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.7, 19.5, 107.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.894, 41.755, 30.484)`
Decimal	`11579275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AF8B, 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 #B0AF8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AF8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #B0AF8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0af8b; }
.text { color: #b0af8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0af8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 175 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0af8b, #9fb08b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0AF8B?: #B0AF8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0AF8B?: The RGB value is 176, 175, 139: 176 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AF8B?: The complementary color is #8B8CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AF8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.