What color is #B4BF78?

#B4BF78 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BF78?

The RGB value is 180, 191, 120: 180 red, 191 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BF78?

The complementary color is #8378BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BF78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BF78 color

#B4BF78 rgb(180, 191, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4BF78 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.9% green and 47.1% blue (180, 191, 120).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#B4BF78 color codes

HEX	`#B4BF78`
RGB	`rgb(180, 191, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 37%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.03, -15.05, 34.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.03, 37.7, 113.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.844, 48.321, 24.941)`
Decimal	`11845496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BF78, 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 #B4BF78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BF78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #B4BF78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bf78; }
.text { color: #b4bf78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bf78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 191 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bf78, #91bf78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B4BF78?: #B4BF78 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BF78?: The RGB value is 180, 191, 120: 180 red, 191 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BF78?: The complementary color is #8378BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BF78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.