What color is #B1B199?

#B1B199 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 #B1B199?

The RGB value is 177, 177, 153: 177 red, 177 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B199?

The complementary color is #9999B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B199 color

#B1B199 rgb(177, 177, 153)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1B199 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 69.4% green and 60% blue (177, 177, 153).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#B1B199 color codes

HEX	`#B1B199`
RGB	`rgb(177, 177, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 69.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.62, -4.21, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.62, 13.01, 108.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.603, 43.092, 36.362)`
Decimal	`11645337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B199, 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 #B1B199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #B1B199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b199; }
.text { color: #b1b199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 177 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b199, #a5b199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B1B199?: #B1B199 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 #B1B199?: The RGB value is 177, 177, 153: 177 red, 177 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B199?: The complementary color is #9999B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.