What color is #B3BB72?

#B3BB72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BB72?

The RGB value is 179, 187, 114: 179 red, 187 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BB72?

The complementary color is #7A72BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BB72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BB72 color

#B3BB72 rgb(179, 187, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3BB72 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 44.7% blue (179, 187, 114).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#B3BB72 color codes

HEX	`#B3BB72`
RGB	`rgb(179, 187, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.77, -14.11, 36.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.77, 38.69, 111.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.398, 46.34, 22.785)`
Decimal	`11778930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BB72, 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 #B3BB72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BB72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #B3BB72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bb72; }
.text { color: #b3bb72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bb72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 187 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bb72, #8fbb72); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3BB72?: #B3BB72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BB72?: The RGB value is 179, 187, 114: 179 red, 187 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BB72?: The complementary color is #7A72BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BB72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.