What color is #B4BD76?

#B4BD76 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BD76?

The RGB value is 180, 189, 118: 180 red, 189 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BD76?

The complementary color is #7F76BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BD76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BD76 color

#B4BD76 rgb(180, 189, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B4BD76 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.1% green and 46.3% blue (180, 189, 118).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#B4BD76 color codes

HEX	`#B4BD76`
RGB	`rgb(180, 189, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 38%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.45, -14.27, 34.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.45, 37.67, 112.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.29, 47.407, 24.164)`
Decimal	`11844982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BD76, 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 #B4BD76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BD76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #B4BD76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bd76; }
.text { color: #b4bd76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bd76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 189 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bd76, #91bd76); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4BD76?: #B4BD76 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BD76?: The RGB value is 180, 189, 118: 180 red, 189 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BD76?: The complementary color is #7F76BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BD76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.