What color is #B4B388?

#B4B388 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B388?

The RGB value is 180, 179, 136: 180 red, 179 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B388?

The complementary color is #8889B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B388 color

#B4B388 rgb(180, 179, 136)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B4B388 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 70.2% green and 53.3% blue (180, 179, 136).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#B4B388 color codes

HEX	`#B4B388`
RGB	`rgb(180, 179, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 70.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, -6.72, 22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 23.16, 106.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.386, 43.722, 29.652)`
Decimal	`11842440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B388, 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 #B4B388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #B4B388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b388; }
.text { color: #b4b388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 179 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b388, #9fb488); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4B388?: #B4B388 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B388?: The RGB value is 180, 179, 136: 180 red, 179 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B388?: The complementary color is #8889B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.