What color is #B5B070?

#B5B070 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B070?

The RGB value is 181, 176, 112: 181 red, 176 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B070?

The complementary color is #7075B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B070?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B070 color

#B5B070 rgb(181, 176, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B070 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 69% green and 43.9% blue (181, 176, 112).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 38% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B5B070 color codes

HEX	`#B5B070`
RGB	`rgb(181, 176, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 69%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 38%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 38%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.9, -7.84, 33.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.9, 34.34, 103.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.507, 42.045, 21.466)`
Decimal	`11907184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B070, 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 #B5B070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B5B070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b070; }
.text { color: #b5b070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 176 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b070, #97b570); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5B070?: #B5B070 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B070?: The RGB value is 181, 176, 112: 181 red, 176 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B070?: The complementary color is #7075B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B070?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.