What color is #B3AF8D?

#B3AF8D 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 #B3AF8D?

The RGB value is 179, 175, 141: 179 red, 175 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AF8D?

The complementary color is #8D91B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AF8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AF8D color

#B3AF8D rgb(179, 175, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3AF8D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.6% green and 55.3% blue (179, 175, 141).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#B3AF8D color codes

HEX	`#B3AF8D`
RGB	`rgb(179, 175, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 68.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.99, -4.26, 17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.99, 18.49, 103.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.728, 42.167, 31.293)`
Decimal	`11775885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AF8D, 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 #B3AF8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AF8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #B3AF8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3af8d; }
.text { color: #b3af8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3af8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 175 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3af8d, #a4b38d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3AF8D?: #B3AF8D 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 #B3AF8D?: The RGB value is 179, 175, 141: 179 red, 175 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AF8D?: The complementary color is #8D91B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AF8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.