What color is #B2B196?

#B2B196 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B196?

The RGB value is 178, 177, 150: 178 red, 177 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B196?

The complementary color is #9697B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B196 color

#B2B196 rgb(178, 177, 150)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2B196 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.4% green and 58.8% blue (178, 177, 150).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#B2B196 color codes

HEX	`#B2B196`
RGB	`rgb(178, 177, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, -4.32, 13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 14.63, 107.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.587, 43.112, 35.084)`
Decimal	`11710870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B196, 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 #B2B196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #B2B196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b196; }
.text { color: #b2b196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 177 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b196, #a5b296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B2B196?: #B2B196 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B196?: The RGB value is 178, 177, 150: 178 red, 177 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B196?: The complementary color is #9697B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.