What color is #B2B876?

#B2B876 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 #B2B876?

The RGB value is 178, 184, 118: 178 red, 184 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B876?

The complementary color is #7C76B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B876?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B876 color

#B2B876 rgb(178, 184, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2B876 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 72.2% green and 46.3% blue (178, 184, 118).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 32% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Savannah Grass (#BABC72), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#B2B876 color codes

HEX	`#B2B876`
RGB	`rgb(178, 184, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 72.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 32%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 36%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.93, -12.49, 32.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.93, 35.16, 110.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.771, 45.054, 23.79)`
Decimal	`11712630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B876, 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 #B2B876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #B2B876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b876; }
.text { color: #b2b876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 184 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b876, #91b876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2B876?: #B2B876 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 #B2B876?: The RGB value is 178, 184, 118: 178 red, 184 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B876?: The complementary color is #7C76B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B876?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.