What color is #B1B589?

#B1B589 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B589?

The RGB value is 177, 181, 137: 177 red, 181 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B589?

The complementary color is #8D89B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B589 color

#B1B589 rgb(177, 181, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1B589 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 71% green and 53.7% blue (177, 181, 137).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#B1B589 color codes

HEX	`#B1B589`
RGB	`rgb(177, 181, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 71%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.36, -8.79, 22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.36, 23.71, 111.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.171, 44.201, 30.13)`
Decimal	`11646345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B589, 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 #B1B589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #B1B589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b589; }
.text { color: #b1b589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 181 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b589, #9bb589); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1B589?: #B1B589 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B589?: The RGB value is 177, 181, 137: 177 red, 181 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B589?: The complementary color is #8D89B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.