What color is #B2B08C?

#B2B08C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B08C?

The RGB value is 178, 176, 140: 178 red, 176 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B08C?

The complementary color is #8C8EB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B08C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B08C color

#B2B08C rgb(178, 176, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2B08C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69% green and 54.9% blue (178, 176, 140).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#B2B08C color codes

HEX	`#B2B08C`
RGB	`rgb(178, 176, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.15, -5.33, 18.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.15, 19.49, 105.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.619, 42.41, 30.957)`
Decimal	`11710604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B08C, 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 #B2B08C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B08C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #B2B08C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b08c; }
.text { color: #b2b08c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b08c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 176 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b08c, #a1b28c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2B08C?: #B2B08C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B08C?: The RGB value is 178, 176, 140: 178 red, 176 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B08C?: The complementary color is #8C8EB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B08C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.