What color is #B1A86C?

#B1A86C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A86C?

The RGB value is 177, 168, 108: 177 red, 168 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A86C?

The complementary color is #6C75B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A86C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A86C color

#B1A86C rgb(177, 168, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1A86C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.9% green and 42.4% blue (177, 168, 108).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 31% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 39% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#B1A86C color codes

HEX	`#B1A86C`
RGB	`rgb(177, 168, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 31%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 39%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -5.7, 32.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 32.67, 100.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.841, 38.436, 19.768)`
Decimal	`11642988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A86C, 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 #B1A86C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A86C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #B1A86C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a86c; }
.text { color: #b1a86c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a86c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 168 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a86c, #98b16c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #B1A86C?: #B1A86C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A86C?: The RGB value is 177, 168, 108: 177 red, 168 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A86C?: The complementary color is #6C75B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A86C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.