What color is #B0B05E?

#B0B05E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B05E?

The RGB value is 176, 176, 94: 176 red, 176 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B05E?

The complementary color is #5E5EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B05E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B05E color

#B0B05E rgb(176, 176, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0B05E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 69% green and 36.9% blue (176, 176, 94).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Palm (#AFAF5E), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#B0B05E color codes

HEX	`#B0B05E`
RGB	`rgb(176, 176, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 69%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 47%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, -11.8, 41.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 43.37, 105.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.451, 41.09, 16.651)`
Decimal	`11579486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B05E, 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 #B0B05E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B05E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #B0B05E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b05e; }
.text { color: #b0b05e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b05e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 176 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b05e, #87b05e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0B05E?: #B0B05E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B05E?: The RGB value is 176, 176, 94: 176 red, 176 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B05E?: The complementary color is #5E5EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B05E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.