What color is #B3AB72?

#B3AB72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AB72?

The RGB value is 179, 171, 114: 179 red, 171 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AB72?

The complementary color is #727AB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AB72?

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.

#B3AB72 color

#B3AB72 rgb(179, 171, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3AB72 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.1% green and 44.7% blue (179, 171, 114).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 36% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B3AB72 color codes

HEX	`#B3AB72`
RGB	`rgb(179, 171, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 36%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 36%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.42, -5.77, 30.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.42, 30.96, 100.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.191, 39.925, 21.716)`
Decimal	`11774834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AB72, 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 #B3AB72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AB72 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 #B3AB72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ab72; }
.text { color: #b3ab72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ab72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 171 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ab72, #9ab372); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3AB72?: #B3AB72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AB72?: The RGB value is 179, 171, 114: 179 red, 171 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AB72?: The complementary color is #727AB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AB72?: 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.