What color is #B1B297?

#B1B297 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 #B1B297?

The RGB value is 177, 178, 151: 177 red, 178 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B297?

The complementary color is #9897B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B297 color

#B1B297 rgb(177, 178, 151)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1B297 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 69.8% green and 59.2% blue (177, 178, 151).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#B1B297 color codes

HEX	`#B1B297`
RGB	`rgb(177, 178, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 69.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, -5.07, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 14.62, 110.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.637, 43.423, 35.565)`
Decimal	`11645591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B297, 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 #B1B297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #B1B297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b297; }
.text { color: #b1b297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 178 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b297, #a4b297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B1B297?: #B1B297 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 #B1B297?: The RGB value is 177, 178, 151: 177 red, 178 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B297?: The complementary color is #9897B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.