What color is #B0B681?

#B0B681 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B681?

The RGB value is 176, 182, 129: 176 red, 182 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B681?

The complementary color is #8781B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B681 color

#B0B681 rgb(176, 182, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0B681 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 71.4% green and 50.6% blue (176, 182, 129).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 27% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#B0B681 color codes

HEX	`#B0B681`
RGB	`rgb(176, 182, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 71.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 27%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.41, -10.82, 26.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.41, 28.49, 112.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.595, 44.271, 27.277)`
Decimal	`11581057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B681, 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 #B0B681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #B0B681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b681; }
.text { color: #b0b681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 182 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b681, #96b681); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0B681?: #B0B681 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B681?: The RGB value is 176, 182, 129: 176 red, 182 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B681?: The complementary color is #8781B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.