What color is #B2B045?

#B2B045 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B045?

The RGB value is 178, 176, 69: 178 red, 176 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B045?

The complementary color is #4547B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B045?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B045 color

#B2B045 rgb(178, 176, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2B045 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69% green and 27.1% blue (178, 176, 69).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 44% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 61% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#B2B045 color codes

HEX	`#B2B045`
RGB	`rgb(178, 176, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 44%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 61%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 61%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.14, -13.04, 53.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.14, 55.02, 103.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.961, 40.946, 11.691)`
Decimal	`11710533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B045, 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 #B2B045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #B2B045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b045; }
.text { color: #b2b045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 176 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b045, #7eb245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2B045?: #B2B045 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B045?: The RGB value is 178, 176, 69: 178 red, 176 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B045?: The complementary color is #4547B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B045?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.