What color is #B2B76A?

#B2B76A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B76A?

The RGB value is 178, 183, 106: 178 red, 183 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B76A?

The complementary color is #6F6AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B76A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B76A color

#B2B76A rgb(178, 183, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2B76A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71.8% green and 41.6% blue (178, 183, 106).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 35% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Savannah Grass (#BABC72), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#B2B76A color codes

HEX	`#B2B76A`
RGB	`rgb(178, 183, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 35%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 42%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 42%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.48, -13.36, 38.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.48, 40.73, 109.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.896, 44.373, 20.201)`
Decimal	`11712362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B76A, 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 #B2B76A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B76A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #B2B76A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b76a; }
.text { color: #b2b76a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b76a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 183 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b76a, #8bb76a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B2B76A?: #B2B76A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B76A?: The RGB value is 178, 183, 106: 178 red, 183 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B76A?: The complementary color is #6F6AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B76A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.