What color is #B4A873?

#B4A873 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A873?

The RGB value is 180, 168, 115: 180 red, 168 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A873?

The complementary color is #737FB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A873 color

#B4A873 rgb(180, 168, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B4A873 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 65.9% green and 45.1% blue (180, 168, 115).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#B4A873 color codes

HEX	`#B4A873`
RGB	`rgb(180, 168, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 65.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.71, -3.65, 28.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.71, 29.21, 97.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.92, 38.947, 21.842)`
Decimal	`11839603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A873, 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 #B4A873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #B4A873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a873; }
.text { color: #b4a873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 168 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a873, #a0b473); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4A873?: #B4A873 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A873?: The RGB value is 180, 168, 115: 180 red, 168 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A873?: The complementary color is #737FB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.