What color is #B4BE92?

#B4BE92 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BE92?

The RGB value is 180, 190, 146: 180 red, 190 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BE92?

The complementary color is #9C92BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BE92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BE92 color

#B4BE92 rgb(180, 190, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4BE92 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.5% green and 57.3% blue (180, 190, 146).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#B4BE92 color codes

HEX	`#B4BE92`
RGB	`rgb(180, 190, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.21, -11.01, 21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.21, 23.82, 117.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.424, 48.606, 34.335)`
Decimal	`11845266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BE92, 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 #B4BE92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BE92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #B4BE92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4be92; }
.text { color: #b4be92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4be92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 190 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4be92, #9ebe92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B4BE92?: #B4BE92 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BE92?: The RGB value is 180, 190, 146: 180 red, 190 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BE92?: The complementary color is #9C92BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BE92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.