What color is #B4B09C?

#B4B09C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B09C?

The RGB value is 180, 176, 156: 180 red, 176 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B09C?

The complementary color is #9CA0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B09C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B09C color

#B4B09C rgb(180, 176, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B09C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 69% green and 61.2% blue (180, 176, 156).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#B4B09C color codes

HEX	`#B4B09C`
RGB	`rgb(180, 176, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 69%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -2.07, 10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 10.96, 100.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.348, 43.155, 37.65)`
Decimal	`11841692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B09C, 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 #B4B09C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B09C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #B4B09C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b09c; }
.text { color: #b4b09c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b09c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 176 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b09c, #acb49c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B4B09C?: #B4B09C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B09C?: The RGB value is 180, 176, 156: 180 red, 176 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B09C?: The complementary color is #9CA0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B09C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.