What color is #B5A971?

#B5A971 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 #B5A971?

The RGB value is 181, 169, 113: 181 red, 169 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A971?

The complementary color is #717DB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A971 color

#B5A971 rgb(181, 169, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5A971 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 66.3% green and 44.3% blue (181, 169, 113).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#B5A971 color codes

HEX	`#B5A971`
RGB	`rgb(181, 169, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 66.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.03, -4.01, 30.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.03, 30.75, 97.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.225, 39.393, 21.315)`
Decimal	`11905393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A971, 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 #B5A971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #B5A971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a971; }
.text { color: #b5a971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 169 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a971, #9fb571); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5A971?: #B5A971 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 #B5A971?: The RGB value is 181, 169, 113: 181 red, 169 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A971?: The complementary color is #717DB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.