What color is #B4B89D?

#B4B89D 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 #B4B89D?

The RGB value is 180, 184, 157: 180 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B89D?

The complementary color is #A19DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B89D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B89D color

#B4B89D rgb(180, 184, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4B89D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.2% green and 61.6% blue (180, 184, 157).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#B4B89D color codes

HEX	`#B4B89D`
RGB	`rgb(180, 184, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.82, -6.16, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.82, 14.62, 114.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.048, 46.419, 38.636)`
Decimal	`11843741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B89D, 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 #B4B89D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B89D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #B4B89D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b89d; }
.text { color: #b4b89d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b89d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 184 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b89d, #a7b89d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B4B89D?: #B4B89D 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 #B4B89D?: The RGB value is 180, 184, 157: 180 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B89D?: The complementary color is #A19DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B89D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.