What color is #B4B89B?

#B4B89B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B89B?

The RGB value is 180, 184, 155: 180 red, 184 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B89B?

The complementary color is #9F9BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B89B color

#B4B89B rgb(180, 184, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4B89B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.2% green and 60.8% blue (180, 184, 155).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#B4B89B color codes

HEX	`#B4B89B`
RGB	`rgb(180, 184, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.77, -6.48, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.77, 15.69, 114.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.879, 46.351, 37.744)`
Decimal	`11843739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B89B, 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 #B4B89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #B4B89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b89b; }
.text { color: #b4b89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 184 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b89b, #a6b89b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B4B89B?: #B4B89B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B89B?: The RGB value is 180, 184, 155: 180 red, 184 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B89B?: The complementary color is #9F9BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.