What color is #B2A24D?

#B2A24D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A24D?

The RGB value is 178, 162, 77: 178 red, 162 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A24D?

The complementary color is #4D5DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A24D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A24D color

#B2A24D rgb(178, 162, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2A24D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 63.5% green and 30.2% blue (178, 162, 77).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 40% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 57% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#B2A24D color codes

HEX	`#B2A24D`
RGB	`rgb(178, 162, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 63.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 40%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 57%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 57%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, -5.1, 45.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 45.88, 96.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.621, 35.843, 12.22)`
Decimal	`11706957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A24D, 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 #B2A24D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A24D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #B2A24D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a24d; }
.text { color: #b2a24d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a24d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 162 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a24d, #90b24d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2A24D?: #B2A24D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A24D?: The RGB value is 178, 162, 77: 178 red, 162 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A24D?: The complementary color is #4D5DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A24D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.