What color is #B5AB85?

#B5AB85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AB85?

The RGB value is 181, 171, 133: 181 red, 171 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AB85?

The complementary color is #858FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AB85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AB85 color

#B5AB85 rgb(181, 171, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5AB85 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.1% green and 52.2% blue (181, 171, 133).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#B5AB85 color codes

HEX	`#B5AB85`
RGB	`rgb(181, 171, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.93, -2.5, 20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.93, 21.06, 96.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.853, 40.644, 28.037)`
Decimal	`11905925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AB85, 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 #B5AB85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AB85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #B5AB85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ab85; }
.text { color: #b5ab85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ab85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 171 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ab85, #a7b585); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5AB85?: #B5AB85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AB85?: The RGB value is 181, 171, 133: 181 red, 171 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AB85?: The complementary color is #858FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AB85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.