What color is #B2AC43?

#B2AC43 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AC43?

The RGB value is 178, 172, 67: 178 red, 172 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AC43?

The complementary color is #4349B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AC43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AC43 color

#B2AC43 rgb(178, 172, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2AC43 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 67.5% green and 26.3% blue (178, 172, 67).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 45% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 62% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#B2AC43 color codes

HEX	`#B2AC43`
RGB	`rgb(178, 172, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 67.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 45%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 62%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 62%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, -11.1, 53.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 54.28, 101.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.127, 39.376, 11.112)`
Decimal	`11709507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AC43, 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 #B2AC43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AC43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #B2AC43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ac43; }
.text { color: #b2ac43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ac43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 172 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ac43, #80b243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2AC43?: #B2AC43 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AC43?: The RGB value is 178, 172, 67: 178 red, 172 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AC43?: The complementary color is #4349B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AC43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.