What color is #B1AB54?

#B1AB54 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AB54?

The RGB value is 177, 171, 84: 177 red, 171 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AB54?

The complementary color is #545AB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AB54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AB54 color

#B1AB54 rgb(177, 171, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1AB54 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.1% green and 32.9% blue (177, 171, 84).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 37% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 53% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#A9A450), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#B1AB54 color codes

HEX	`#B1AB54`
RGB	`rgb(177, 171, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 37%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 53%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 53%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, -9.7, 45.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 46.04, 102.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.296, 39.114, 14.129)`
Decimal	`11643732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AB54, 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 #B1AB54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AB54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #B1AB54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ab54; }
.text { color: #b1ab54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ab54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 171 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ab54, #89b154); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B1AB54?: #B1AB54 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AB54?: The RGB value is 177, 171, 84: 177 red, 171 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AB54?: The complementary color is #545AB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AB54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.