What color is #B1AA91?

#B1AA91 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AA91?

The RGB value is 177, 170, 145: 177 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AA91?

The complementary color is #9198B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AA91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AA91 color

#B1AA91 rgb(177, 170, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B1AA91 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.7% green and 56.9% blue (177, 170, 145).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#B1AA91 color codes

HEX	`#B1AA91`
RGB	`rgb(177, 170, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, -1.74, 13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 13.92, 97.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.617, 40.141, 32.549)`
Decimal	`11643537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AA91, 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 #B1AA91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AA91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #B1AA91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aa91; }
.text { color: #b1aa91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aa91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 170 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aa91, #a8b191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B1AA91?: #B1AA91 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AA91?: The RGB value is 177, 170, 145: 177 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AA91?: The complementary color is #9198B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AA91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.