What color is #B5AF95?

#B5AF95 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AF95?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 149: 181 red, 175 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AF95?

The complementary color is #959BB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AF95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AF95 color

#B5AF95 rgb(181, 175, 149)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5AF95 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 58.4% blue (181, 175, 149).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#B5AF95 color codes

HEX	`#B5AF95`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.32, -2.28, 14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.32, 14.3, 99.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.811, 42.654, 34.564)`
Decimal	`11906965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AF95, 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 #B5AF95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AF95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #B5AF95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5af95; }
.text { color: #b5af95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5af95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5af95, #abb595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B5AF95?: #B5AF95 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AF95?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 149: 181 red, 175 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AF95?: The complementary color is #959BB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AF95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.