What color is #B1A77E?

#B1A77E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A77E?

The RGB value is 177, 167, 126: 177 red, 167 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A77E?

The complementary color is #7E88B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A77E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A77E color

#B1A77E rgb(177, 167, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B1A77E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.5% green and 49.4% blue (177, 167, 126).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#B1A77E color codes

HEX	`#B1A77E`
RGB	`rgb(177, 167, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.38, -2.9, 22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.38, 22.74, 97.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.716, 38.492, 25.283)`
Decimal	`11642750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A77E, 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 #B1A77E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A77E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #B1A77E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a77e; }
.text { color: #b1a77e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a77e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 167 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a77e, #a2b17e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1A77E?: #B1A77E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A77E?: The RGB value is 177, 167, 126: 177 red, 167 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A77E?: The complementary color is #7E88B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A77E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.