What color is #B1B098?

#B1B098 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B098?

The RGB value is 177, 176, 152: 177 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B098?

The complementary color is #9899B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B098 color

#B1B098 rgb(177, 176, 152)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1B098 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 69% green and 59.6% blue (177, 176, 152).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#B1B098 color codes

HEX	`#B1B098`
RGB	`rgb(177, 176, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 69%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, -3.84, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 13.02, 107.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.324, 42.665, 35.863)`
Decimal	`11645080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B098, 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 #B1B098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #B1B098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b098; }
.text { color: #b1b098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 176 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b098, #a5b198); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B1B098?: #B1B098 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B098?: The RGB value is 177, 176, 152: 177 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B098?: The complementary color is #9899B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.