What color is #B3AA80?

#B3AA80 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AA80?

The RGB value is 179, 170, 128: 179 red, 170 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AA80?

The complementary color is #8089B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AA80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AA80 color

#B3AA80 rgb(179, 170, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3AA80 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 66.7% green and 50.2% blue (179, 170, 128).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#B3AA80 color codes

HEX	`#B3AA80`
RGB	`rgb(179, 170, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 66.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.39, -3.45, 22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.39, 23.13, 98.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.862, 39.892, 26.176)`
Decimal	`11774592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AA80, 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 #B3AA80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AA80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #B3AA80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3aa80; }
.text { color: #b3aa80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3aa80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 170 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3aa80, #a3b380); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3AA80?: #B3AA80 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AA80?: The RGB value is 179, 170, 128: 179 red, 170 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AA80?: The complementary color is #8089B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AA80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.