What color is #B1A678?

#B1A678 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A678?

The RGB value is 177, 166, 120: 177 red, 166 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A678?

The complementary color is #7883B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A678?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A678 color

#B1A678 rgb(177, 166, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B1A678 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.1% green and 47.1% blue (177, 166, 120).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#B1A678 color codes

HEX	`#B1A678`
RGB	`rgb(177, 166, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, -3.16, 25.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 25.5, 97.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.158, 37.977, 23.244)`
Decimal	`11642488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A678, 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 #B1A678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #B1A678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a678; }
.text { color: #b1a678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 166 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a678, #9fb178); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1A678?: #B1A678 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A678?: The RGB value is 177, 166, 120: 177 red, 166 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A678?: The complementary color is #7883B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A678?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.