What color is #B2AF74?

#B2AF74 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AF74?

The RGB value is 178, 175, 116: 178 red, 175 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AF74?

The complementary color is #7477B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AF74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AF74 color

#B2AF74 rgb(178, 175, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2AF74 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 68.6% green and 45.5% blue (178, 175, 116).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 35% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#B2AF74 color codes

HEX	`#B2AF74`
RGB	`rgb(178, 175, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 68.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 35%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 35%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.45, -8.05, 30.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.45, 31.72, 104.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.843, 41.387, 22.567)`
Decimal	`11710324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AF74, 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 #B2AF74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AF74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #B2AF74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2af74; }
.text { color: #b2af74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2af74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 175 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2af74, #96b274); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B2AF74?: #B2AF74 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AF74?: The RGB value is 178, 175, 116: 178 red, 175 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AF74?: The complementary color is #7477B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AF74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.