What color is #B3AF7B?

#B3AF7B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AF7B?

The RGB value is 179, 175, 123: 179 red, 175 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AF7B?

The complementary color is #7B7FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AF7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AF7B color

#B3AF7B rgb(179, 175, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3AF7B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.6% green and 48.2% blue (179, 175, 123).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 27% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#B3AF7B color codes

HEX	`#B3AF7B`
RGB	`rgb(179, 175, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 68.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 27%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 31%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.65, -6.77, 27.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.65, 28.07, 103.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.496, 41.674, 24.804)`
Decimal	`11775867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AF7B, 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 #B3AF7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AF7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #B3AF7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3af7b; }
.text { color: #b3af7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3af7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 175 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3af7b, #9bb37b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3AF7B?: #B3AF7B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AF7B?: The RGB value is 179, 175, 123: 179 red, 175 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AF7B?: The complementary color is #7B7FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AF7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.