What color is #B4BB84?

#B4BB84 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BB84?

The RGB value is 180, 187, 132: 180 red, 187 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BB84?

The complementary color is #8B84BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BB84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BB84 color

#B4BB84 rgb(180, 187, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B4BB84 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 73.3% green and 51.8% blue (180, 187, 132).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#B4BB84 color codes

HEX	`#B4BB84`
RGB	`rgb(180, 187, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 73.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, -11.46, 27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 29.44, 112.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.758, 46.91, 28.733)`
Decimal	`11844484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BB84, 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 #B4BB84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BB84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #B4BB84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bb84; }
.text { color: #b4bb84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bb84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 187 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bb84, #99bb84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4BB84?: #B4BB84 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BB84?: The RGB value is 180, 187, 132: 180 red, 187 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BB84?: The complementary color is #8B84BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BB84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.