What color is #B5AE82?

#B5AE82 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AE82?

The RGB value is 181, 174, 130: 181 red, 174 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AE82?

The complementary color is #8289B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AE82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AE82 color

#B5AE82 rgb(181, 174, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5AE82 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.2% green and 51% blue (181, 174, 130).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#B5AE82 color codes

HEX	`#B5AE82`
RGB	`rgb(181, 174, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, -4.52, 23.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 23.97, 100.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.222, 41.708, 27.152)`
Decimal	`11906690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AE82, 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 #B5AE82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AE82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #B5AE82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5ae82; }
.text { color: #b5ae82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5ae82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 174 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5ae82, #a3b582); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5AE82?: #B5AE82 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AE82?: The RGB value is 181, 174, 130: 181 red, 174 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AE82?: The complementary color is #8289B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AE82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.