What color is #B3A659?

#B3A659 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A659?

The RGB value is 179, 166, 89: 179 red, 166 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A659?

The complementary color is #5966B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A659?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A659 color

#B3A659 rgb(179, 166, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3A659 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.1% green and 34.9% blue (179, 166, 89).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 37% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 50% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#B3A659 color codes

HEX	`#B3A659`
RGB	`rgb(179, 166, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 65.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 37%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 50%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 50%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.71, -5.77, 41.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.71, 41.64, 97.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.031, 37.579, 14.91)`
Decimal	`11773529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A659, 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 #B3A659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #B3A659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a659; }
.text { color: #b3a659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 166 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a659, #93b359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B3A659?: #B3A659 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A659?: The RGB value is 179, 166, 89: 179 red, 166 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A659?: The complementary color is #5966B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A659?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.