What color is #B0B399?

#B0B399 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 #B0B399?

The RGB value is 176, 179, 153: 176 red, 179 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B399?

The complementary color is #9C99B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B399 color

#B0B399 rgb(176, 179, 153)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0B399 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 70.2% green and 60% blue (176, 179, 153).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#B0B399 color codes

HEX	`#B0B399`
RGB	`rgb(176, 179, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 70.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.07, -5.65, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.07, 14.12, 113.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.774, 43.77, 36.484)`
Decimal	`11580313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B399, 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 #B0B399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #B0B399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b399; }
.text { color: #b0b399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 179 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b399, #a3b399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B0B399?: #B0B399 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 #B0B399?: The RGB value is 176, 179, 153: 176 red, 179 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B399?: The complementary color is #9C99B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.