What color is #B2B686?

#B2B686 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B686?

The RGB value is 178, 182, 134: 178 red, 182 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B686?

The complementary color is #8A86B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B686 color

#B2B686 rgb(178, 182, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2B686 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71.4% green and 52.5% blue (178, 182, 134).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#B2B686 color codes

HEX	`#B2B686`
RGB	`rgb(178, 182, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.66, -9.35, 24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.66, 25.8, 111.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.391, 44.643, 29.091)`
Decimal	`11712134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B686, 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 #B2B686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #B2B686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b686; }
.text { color: #b2b686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 182 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b686, #9ab686); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2B686?: #B2B686 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B686?: The RGB value is 178, 182, 134: 178 red, 182 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B686?: The complementary color is #8A86B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.