What color is #B3AF8B?

#B3AF8B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AF8B?

The RGB value is 179, 175, 139: 179 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AF8B?

The complementary color is #8B8FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AF8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AF8B color

#B3AF8B rgb(179, 175, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3AF8B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.6% green and 54.5% blue (179, 175, 139).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#B3AF8B color codes

HEX	`#B3AF8B`
RGB	`rgb(179, 175, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 68.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.95, -4.56, 19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.95, 19.56, 103.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.58, 42.108, 30.516)`
Decimal	`11775883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AF8B, 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 #B3AF8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AF8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #B3AF8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3af8b; }
.text { color: #b3af8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3af8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 175 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3af8b, #a3b38b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3AF8B?: #B3AF8B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AF8B?: The RGB value is 179, 175, 139: 179 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AF8B?: The complementary color is #8B8FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AF8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.