What color is #B2A252?

#B2A252 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A252?

The RGB value is 178, 162, 82: 178 red, 162 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A252?

The complementary color is #5262B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A252?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A252 color

#B2A252 rgb(178, 162, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B2A252 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 63.5% green and 32.2% blue (178, 162, 82).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 54% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#B2A252 color codes

HEX	`#B2A252`
RGB	`rgb(178, 162, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 63.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 54%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, -4.69, 43.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 43.47, 96.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.805, 35.916, 13.186)`
Decimal	`11706962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A252, 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 #B2A252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #B2A252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a252; }
.text { color: #b2a252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 162 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a252, #92b252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2A252?: #B2A252 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A252?: The RGB value is 178, 162, 82: 178 red, 162 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A252?: The complementary color is #5262B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A252?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.