What color is #B4B19F?

#B4B19F 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 #B4B19F?

The RGB value is 180, 177, 159: 180 red, 177 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B19F?

The complementary color is #9FA2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B19F color

#B4B19F rgb(180, 177, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B19F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 69.4% green and 62.4% blue (180, 177, 159).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#B4B19F color codes

HEX	`#B4B19F`
RGB	`rgb(180, 177, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 69.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -2.11, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 9.82, 102.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.802, 43.651, 39.07)`
Decimal	`11841951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B19F, 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 #B4B19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #B4B19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b19f; }
.text { color: #b4b19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 177 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b19f, #adb49f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B4B19F?: #B4B19F 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 #B4B19F?: The RGB value is 180, 177, 159: 180 red, 177 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B19F?: The complementary color is #9FA2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.