What color is #B3AD8F?

#B3AD8F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AD8F?

The RGB value is 179, 173, 143: 179 red, 173 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AD8F?

The complementary color is #8F95B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AD8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AD8F color

#B3AD8F rgb(179, 173, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3AD8F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.8% green and 56.1% blue (179, 173, 143).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#B3AD8F color codes

HEX	`#B3AD8F`
RGB	`rgb(179, 173, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.49, -2.89, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.49, 16.47, 100.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.492, 41.455, 31.955)`
Decimal	`11775375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AD8F, 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 #B3AD8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AD8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #B3AD8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ad8f; }
.text { color: #b3ad8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ad8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 173 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ad8f, #a7b38f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B3AD8F?: #B3AD8F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AD8F?: The RGB value is 179, 173, 143: 179 red, 173 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AD8F?: The complementary color is #8F95B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AD8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.