What color is #B3AD90?

#B3AD90 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AD90?

The RGB value is 179, 173, 144: 179 red, 173 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AD90?

The complementary color is #9096B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AD90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AD90 color

#B3AD90 rgb(179, 173, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3AD90 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.8% green and 56.5% blue (179, 173, 144).

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 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#B3AD90 color codes

HEX	`#B3AD90`
RGB	`rgb(179, 173, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, -2.74, 15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 15.94, 99.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.568, 41.485, 32.356)`
Decimal	`11775376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AD90, 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 #B3AD90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AD90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #B3AD90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ad90; }
.text { color: #b3ad90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ad90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 173 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ad90, #a7b390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B3AD90?: #B3AD90 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AD90?: The RGB value is 179, 173, 144: 179 red, 173 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AD90?: The complementary color is #9096B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AD90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.