What color is #B4AA68?

#B4AA68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AA68?

The RGB value is 180, 170, 104: 180 red, 170 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AA68?

The complementary color is #6872B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AA68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AA68 color

#B4AA68 rgb(180, 170, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B4AA68 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.7% green and 40.8% blue (180, 170, 104).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 42% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#B4AA68 color codes

HEX	`#B4AA68`
RGB	`rgb(180, 170, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 42%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 42%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.08, -5.97, 35.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.08, 35.76, 99.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.697, 39.453, 18.829)`
Decimal	`11840104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AA68, 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 #B4AA68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AA68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #B4AA68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4aa68; }
.text { color: #b4aa68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4aa68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 170 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4aa68, #98b468); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4AA68?: #B4AA68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AA68?: The RGB value is 180, 170, 104: 180 red, 170 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AA68?: The complementary color is #6872B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AA68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.