What color is #B3B085?

#B3B085 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B085?

The RGB value is 179, 176, 133: 179 red, 176 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B085?

The complementary color is #8588B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B085 color

#B3B085 rgb(179, 176, 133)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3B085 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 69% green and 52.2% blue (179, 176, 133).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#B3B085 color codes

HEX	`#B3B085`
RGB	`rgb(179, 176, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 69%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.1, -5.95, 22.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.1, 23.25, 104.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.349, 42.328, 28.336)`
Decimal	`11776133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B085, 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 #B3B085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #B3B085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b085; }
.text { color: #b3b085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 176 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b085, #9fb385); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3B085?: #B3B085 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B085?: The RGB value is 179, 176, 133: 179 red, 176 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B085?: The complementary color is #8588B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.