What color is #B5AF98?

#B5AF98 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AF98?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 152: 181 red, 175 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AF98?

The complementary color is #989EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AF98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AF98 color

#B5AF98 rgb(181, 175, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AF98 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 59.6% blue (181, 175, 152).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#B5AF98 color codes

HEX	`#B5AF98`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.39, -1.8, 12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.39, 12.7, 98.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.053, 42.751, 35.841)`
Decimal	`11906968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AF98, 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 #B5AF98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AF98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #B5AF98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5af98; }
.text { color: #b5af98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5af98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5af98, #adb598); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B5AF98?: #B5AF98 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AF98?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 152: 181 red, 175 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AF98?: The complementary color is #989EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AF98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.