What color is #B3A562?

#B3A562 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A562?

The RGB value is 179, 165, 98: 179 red, 165 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A562?

The complementary color is #6270B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A562 color

#B3A562 rgb(179, 165, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3A562 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 64.7% green and 38.4% blue (179, 165, 98).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 35% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 45% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#B3A562 color codes

HEX	`#B3A562`
RGB	`rgb(179, 165, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 64.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 35%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 45%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, -4.36, 36.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 36.71, 96.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.251, 37.377, 16.963)`
Decimal	`11773282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A562, 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 #B3A562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #B3A562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a562; }
.text { color: #b3a562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 165 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a562, #98b362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B3A562?: #B3A562 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A562?: The RGB value is 179, 165, 98: 179 red, 165 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A562?: The complementary color is #6270B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.