What color is #B1A465?

#B1A465 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A465?

The RGB value is 177, 164, 101: 177 red, 164 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A465?

The complementary color is #6572B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A465?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A465 color

#B1A465 rgb(177, 164, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B1A465 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 64.3% green and 39.6% blue (177, 164, 101).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#B1A465 color codes

HEX	`#B1A465`
RGB	`rgb(177, 164, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 64.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 43%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, -4.34, 34.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 34.61, 97.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.757, 36.839, 17.642)`
Decimal	`11641957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A465, 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 #B1A465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #B1A465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a465; }
.text { color: #b1a465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 164 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a465, #98b165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #B1A465?: #B1A465 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A465?: The RGB value is 177, 164, 101: 177 red, 164 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A465?: The complementary color is #6572B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A465?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.