What color is #B3A866?

#B3A866 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A866?

The RGB value is 179, 168, 102: 179 red, 168 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A866?

The complementary color is #6671B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A866 color

#B3A866 rgb(179, 168, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3A866 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.9% green and 40% blue (179, 168, 102).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 34% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 43% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#B3A866 color codes

HEX	`#B3A866`
RGB	`rgb(179, 168, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 65.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 34%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 43%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 43%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, -5.54, 35.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 35.89, 98.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.992, 38.549, 18.165)`
Decimal	`11774054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A866, 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 #B3A866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #B3A866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a866; }
.text { color: #b3a866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 168 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a866, #97b366); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3A866?: #B3A866 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A866?: The RGB value is 179, 168, 102: 179 red, 168 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A866?: The complementary color is #6671B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.