What color is #B0B973?

#B0B973 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B973?

The RGB value is 176, 185, 115: 176 red, 185 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B973?

The complementary color is #7C73B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B973 color

#B0B973 rgb(176, 185, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B0B973 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 72.5% green and 45.1% blue (176, 185, 115).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#B0B973 color codes

HEX	`#B0B973`
RGB	`rgb(176, 185, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 72.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73, -14.16, 34.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73, 37.28, 112.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.348, 45.166, 22.914)`
Decimal	`11581811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B973, 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 #B0B973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #B0B973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b973; }
.text { color: #b0b973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 185 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b973, #8db973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B0B973?: #B0B973 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B973?: The RGB value is 176, 185, 115: 176 red, 185 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B973?: The complementary color is #7C73B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.