What color is #B2BB72?

#B2BB72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BB72?

The RGB value is 178, 187, 114: 178 red, 187 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BB72?

The complementary color is #7B72BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BB72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BB72 color

#B2BB72 rgb(178, 187, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B2BB72 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.3% green and 44.7% blue (178, 187, 114).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#B2BB72 color codes

HEX	`#B2BB72`
RGB	`rgb(178, 187, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 73.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.69, -14.51, 35.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.69, 38.74, 112)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.168, 46.221, 22.775)`
Decimal	`11713394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BB72, 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 #B2BB72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BB72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #B2BB72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bb72; }
.text { color: #b2bb72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bb72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 187 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bb72, #8ebb72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2BB72?: #B2BB72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BB72?: The RGB value is 178, 187, 114: 178 red, 187 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BB72?: The complementary color is #7B72BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BB72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.