What color is #B19F34?

#B19F34 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19F34?

The RGB value is 177, 159, 52: 177 red, 159 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19F34?

The complementary color is #3446B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19F34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19F34 color

#B19F34 rgb(177, 159, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B19F34 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62.4% green and 20.4% blue (177, 159, 52).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 55% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 71% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Martian (#AEA132), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#B19F34 color codes

HEX	`#B19F34`
RGB	`rgb(177, 159, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 55%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 71%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 71%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, -5.58, 55.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 55.79, 95.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.151, 34.393, 8.246)`
Decimal	`11640628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19F34, 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 #B19F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #B19F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19f34; }
.text { color: #b19f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 159 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19f34, #84b134); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B19F34?: #B19F34 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19F34?: The RGB value is 177, 159, 52: 177 red, 159 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19F34?: The complementary color is #3446B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19F34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.