What color is #B3AA83?

#B3AA83 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AA83?

The RGB value is 179, 170, 131: 179 red, 170 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AA83?

The complementary color is #838CB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AA83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AA83 color

#B3AA83 rgb(179, 170, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3AA83 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 66.7% green and 51.4% blue (179, 170, 131).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#B3AA83 color codes

HEX	`#B3AA83`
RGB	`rgb(179, 170, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 66.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, -3.03, 21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 21.53, 98.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.062, 39.973, 27.231)`
Decimal	`11774595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AA83, 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 #B3AA83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AA83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #B3AA83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3aa83; }
.text { color: #b3aa83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3aa83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 170 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3aa83, #a4b383); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3AA83?: #B3AA83 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AA83?: The RGB value is 179, 170, 131: 179 red, 170 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AA83?: The complementary color is #838CB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AA83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.