What color is #B4A55E?

#B4A55E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A55E?

The RGB value is 180, 165, 94: 180 red, 165 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A55E?

The complementary color is #5E6DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A55E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A55E color

#B4A55E rgb(180, 165, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4A55E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 64.7% green and 36.9% blue (180, 165, 94).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 48% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#B4A55E color codes

HEX	`#B4A55E`
RGB	`rgb(180, 165, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 64.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 48%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.59, -4.34, 38.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.59, 38.82, 96.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.299, 37.423, 16.004)`
Decimal	`11838814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A55E, 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 #B4A55E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A55E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #B4A55E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a55e; }
.text { color: #b4a55e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a55e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 165 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a55e, #98b45e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B4A55E?: #B4A55E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A55E?: The RGB value is 180, 165, 94: 180 red, 165 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A55E?: The complementary color is #5E6DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A55E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.