What color is #B4B893?

#B4B893 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B893?

The RGB value is 180, 184, 147: 180 red, 184 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B893?

The complementary color is #9793B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B893 color

#B4B893 rgb(180, 184, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B4B893 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.2% green and 57.6% blue (180, 184, 147).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#B4B893 color codes

HEX	`#B4B893`
RGB	`rgb(180, 184, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.6, -7.73, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.6, 19.94, 112.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.229, 46.091, 34.323)`
Decimal	`11843731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B893, 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 #B4B893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #B4B893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b893; }
.text { color: #b4b893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 184 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b893, #a2b893); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4B893?: #B4B893 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B893?: The RGB value is 180, 184, 147: 180 red, 184 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B893?: The complementary color is #9793B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.