What color is #B1B85E?

#B1B85E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B85E?

The RGB value is 177, 184, 94: 177 red, 184 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B85E?

The complementary color is #655EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B85E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B85E color

#B1B85E rgb(177, 184, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1B85E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.2% green and 36.9% blue (177, 184, 94).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#B1B85E color codes

HEX	`#B1B85E`
RGB	`rgb(177, 184, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 49%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 49%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.52, -15.51, 44.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.52, 47.13, 109.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.293, 44.437, 17.2)`
Decimal	`11647070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B85E, 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 #B1B85E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B85E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #B1B85E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b85e; }
.text { color: #b1b85e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b85e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 184 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b85e, #84b85e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1B85E?: #B1B85E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B85E?: The RGB value is 177, 184, 94: 177 red, 184 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B85E?: The complementary color is #655EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B85E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.