What color is #B5A76E?

#B5A76E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A76E?

The RGB value is 181, 167, 110: 181 red, 167 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A76E?

The complementary color is #6E7CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A76E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A76E color

#B5A76E rgb(181, 167, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5A76E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 65.5% green and 43.1% blue (181, 167, 110).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 39% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#B5A76E color codes

HEX	`#B5A76E`
RGB	`rgb(181, 167, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 65.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 39%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 39%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.45, -3.29, 31.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.45, 31.49, 96.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.69, 38.588, 20.317)`
Decimal	`11904878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A76E, 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 #B5A76E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A76E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #B5A76E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a76e; }
.text { color: #b5a76e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a76e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 167 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a76e, #a0b56e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5A76E?: #B5A76E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A76E?: The RGB value is 181, 167, 110: 181 red, 167 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A76E?: The complementary color is #6E7CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A76E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.