What color is #B1A877?

#B1A877 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 #B1A877?

The RGB value is 177, 168, 119: 177 red, 168 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A877?

The complementary color is #7780B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A877 color

#B1A877 rgb(177, 168, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1A877 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.9% green and 46.7% blue (177, 168, 119).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#B1A877 color codes

HEX	`#B1A877`
RGB	`rgb(177, 168, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.52, -4.36, 26.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.52, 26.89, 99.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.464, 38.685, 23.048)`
Decimal	`11642999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A877, 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 #B1A877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #B1A877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a877; }
.text { color: #b1a877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 168 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a877, #9db177); }

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Questions

What color is #B1A877?: #B1A877 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 #B1A877?: The RGB value is 177, 168, 119: 177 red, 168 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A877?: The complementary color is #7780B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.