What color is #B2B87B?

#B2B87B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B87B?

The RGB value is 178, 184, 123: 178 red, 184 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B87B?

The complementary color is #817BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B87B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B87B color

#B2B87B rgb(178, 184, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2B87B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 72.2% green and 48.2% blue (178, 184, 123).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 30% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#B2B87B color codes

HEX	`#B2B87B`
RGB	`rgb(178, 184, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 72.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 30%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 33%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 33%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, -11.87, 30.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 32.59, 111.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.076, 45.176, 25.396)`
Decimal	`11712635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B87B, 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 #B2B87B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B87B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #B2B87B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b87b; }
.text { color: #b2b87b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b87b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 184 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b87b, #93b87b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B2B87B?: #B2B87B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B87B?: The RGB value is 178, 184, 123: 178 red, 184 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B87B?: The complementary color is #817BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B87B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.