What color is #B3AD99?

#B3AD99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AD99?

The RGB value is 179, 173, 153: 179 red, 173 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AD99?

The complementary color is #999FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AD99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AD99 color

#B3AD99 rgb(179, 173, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3AD99 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.8% green and 60% blue (179, 173, 153).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#B3AD99 color codes

HEX	`#B3AD99`
RGB	`rgb(179, 173, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, -1.32, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 11.13, 96.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.283, 41.771, 36.124)`
Decimal	`11775385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AD99, 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 #B3AD99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AD99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #B3AD99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ad99; }
.text { color: #b3ad99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ad99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 173 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ad99, #acb399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B3AD99?: #B3AD99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AD99?: The RGB value is 179, 173, 153: 179 red, 173 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AD99?: The complementary color is #999FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AD99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.