What color is #B4BD99?

#B4BD99 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BD99?

The RGB value is 180, 189, 153: 180 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BD99?

The complementary color is #A299BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BD99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BD99 color

#B4BD99 rgb(180, 189, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4BD99 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.1% green and 60% blue (180, 189, 153).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#B4BD99 color codes

HEX	`#B4BD99`
RGB	`rgb(180, 189, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.08, -9.42, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.08, 19.6, 118.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.769, 48.398, 37.22)`
Decimal	`11845017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BD99, 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 #B4BD99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BD99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #B4BD99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bd99; }
.text { color: #b4bd99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bd99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 189 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bd99, #a2bd99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B4BD99?: #B4BD99 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BD99?: The RGB value is 180, 189, 153: 180 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BD99?: The complementary color is #A299BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BD99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.