What color is #B5AA76?

#B5AA76 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AA76?

The RGB value is 181, 170, 118: 181 red, 170 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AA76?

The complementary color is #7681B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AA76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AA76 color

#B5AA76 rgb(181, 170, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5AA76 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 66.7% green and 46.3% blue (181, 170, 118).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#B5AA76 color codes

HEX	`#B5AA76`
RGB	`rgb(181, 170, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 66.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 35%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.39, -3.94, 28.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.39, 28.55, 97.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.701, 39.882, 22.901)`
Decimal	`11905654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AA76, 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 #B5AA76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AA76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #B5AA76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5aa76; }
.text { color: #b5aa76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5aa76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 170 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5aa76, #a1b576); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5AA76?: #B5AA76 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AA76?: The RGB value is 181, 170, 118: 181 red, 170 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AA76?: The complementary color is #7681B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AA76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.