What color is #B3B49D?

#B3B49D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B49D?

The RGB value is 179, 180, 157: 179 red, 180 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B49D?

The complementary color is #9E9DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B49D color

#B3B49D rgb(179, 180, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3B49D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 70.6% green and 61.6% blue (179, 180, 157).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#B3B49D color codes

HEX	`#B3B49D`
RGB	`rgb(179, 180, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 70.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, -4.41, 11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 12.44, 110.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.997, 44.661, 38.352)`
Decimal	`11777181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B49D, 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 #B3B49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #B3B49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b49d; }
.text { color: #b3b49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 180 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b49d, #a8b49d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B3B49D?: #B3B49D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B49D?: The RGB value is 179, 180, 157: 179 red, 180 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B49D?: The complementary color is #9E9DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.