What color is #B0B087?

#B0B087 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 #B0B087?

The RGB value is 176, 176, 135: 176 red, 176 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B087?

The complementary color is #8787B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B087 color

#B0B087 rgb(176, 176, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0B087 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 69% green and 52.9% blue (176, 176, 135).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B0B087 color codes

HEX	`#B0B087`
RGB	`rgb(176, 176, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 69%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.89, -6.83, 21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.89, 22.16, 107.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.803, 42.031, 29.038)`
Decimal	`11579527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B087, 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 #B0B087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B0B087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b087; }
.text { color: #b0b087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 176 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b087, #9cb087); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0B087?: #B0B087 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 #B0B087?: The RGB value is 176, 176, 135: 176 red, 176 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B087?: The complementary color is #8787B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.