What color is #B1BC4D?

#B1BC4D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BC4D?

The RGB value is 177, 188, 77: 177 red, 188 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BC4D?

The complementary color is #584DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BC4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BC4D color

#B1BC4D rgb(177, 188, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B1BC4D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 73.7% green and 30.2% blue (177, 188, 77).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 45% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Celery (#B4C04C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#B1BC4D color codes

HEX	`#B1BC4D`
RGB	`rgb(177, 188, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 73.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 45%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 59%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 59%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, -18.98, 53.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 56.79, 109.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.455, 45.85, 13.897)`
Decimal	`11648077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BC4D, 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 #B1BC4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BC4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #B1BC4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bc4d; }
.text { color: #b1bc4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bc4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 188 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bc4d, #7abc4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B1BC4D?: #B1BC4D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BC4D?: The RGB value is 177, 188, 77: 177 red, 188 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BC4D?: The complementary color is #584DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BC4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.