What color is #B1AB80?

#B1AB80 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AB80?

The RGB value is 177, 171, 128: 177 red, 171 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AB80?

The complementary color is #8086B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AB80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AB80 color

#B1AB80 rgb(177, 171, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1AB80 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.1% green and 50.2% blue (177, 171, 128).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#B1AB80 color codes

HEX	`#B1AB80`
RGB	`rgb(177, 171, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.49, -4.77, 22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.49, 23.47, 101.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.591, 40.032, 26.217)`
Decimal	`11643776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AB80, 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 #B1AB80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AB80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #B1AB80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ab80; }
.text { color: #b1ab80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ab80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 171 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ab80, #9fb180); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1AB80?: #B1AB80 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AB80?: The RGB value is 177, 171, 128: 177 red, 171 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AB80?: The complementary color is #8086B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AB80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.