What color is #B0BE66?

#B0BE66 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BE66?

The RGB value is 176, 190, 102: 176 red, 190 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BE66?

The complementary color is #7466BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BE66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BE66 color

#B0BE66 rgb(176, 190, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0BE66 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 74.5% green and 40% blue (176, 190, 102).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 40% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 25% 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 10.4:1).

#B0BE66 color codes

HEX	`#B0BE66`
RGB	`rgb(176, 190, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 74.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 40%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 46%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 46%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.2, -18.15, 42.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.2, 46.29, 113.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.717, 47.017, 19.603)`
Decimal	`11583078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BE66, 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 #B0BE66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BE66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #B0BE66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0be66; }
.text { color: #b0be66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0be66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 190 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0be66, #84be66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B0BE66?: #B0BE66 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BE66?: The RGB value is 176, 190, 102: 176 red, 190 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BE66?: The complementary color is #7466BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BE66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.