What color is #B1AA89?

#B1AA89 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AA89?

The RGB value is 177, 170, 137: 177 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AA89?

The complementary color is #8990B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AA89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AA89 color

#B1AA89 rgb(177, 170, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B1AA89 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.7% green and 53.7% blue (177, 170, 137).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#B1AA89 color codes

HEX	`#B1AA89`
RGB	`rgb(177, 170, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.4, -2.95, 17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.4, 18.19, 99.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.021, 39.903, 29.414)`
Decimal	`11643529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AA89, 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 #B1AA89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AA89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #B1AA89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aa89; }
.text { color: #b1aa89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aa89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 170 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aa89, #a4b189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B1AA89?: #B1AA89 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AA89?: The RGB value is 177, 170, 137: 177 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AA89?: The complementary color is #8990B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AA89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.