What color is #B4CA99?

#B4CA99 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CA99?

The RGB value is 180, 202, 153: 180 red, 202 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CA99?

The complementary color is #AF99CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CA99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CA99 color

#B4CA99 rgb(180, 202, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4CA99 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 79.2% green and 60% blue (180, 202, 153).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#B4CA99 color codes

HEX	`#B4CA99`
RGB	`rgb(180, 202, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 79.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.6, -16.09, 22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.6, 27.3, 126.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.692, 54.244, 38.194)`
Decimal	`11848345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CA99, 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 #B4CA99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CA99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #B4CA99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4ca99; }
.text { color: #b4ca99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4ca99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 202 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4ca99, #9cca99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #B4CA99?: #B4CA99 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CA99?: The RGB value is 180, 202, 153: 180 red, 202 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CA99?: The complementary color is #AF99CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CA99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.