What color is #B5B097?

#B5B097 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 #B5B097?

The RGB value is 181, 176, 151: 181 red, 176 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B097?

The complementary color is #979CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B097 color

#B5B097 rgb(181, 176, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5B097 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 69% green and 59.2% blue (181, 176, 151).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#B5B097 color codes

HEX	`#B5B097`
RGB	`rgb(181, 176, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 69%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, -2.5, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 13.69, 100.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.167, 43.109, 35.477)`
Decimal	`11907223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B097, 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 #B5B097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #B5B097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b097; }
.text { color: #b5b097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 176 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b097, #abb597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B5B097?: #B5B097 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 #B5B097?: The RGB value is 181, 176, 151: 181 red, 176 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B097?: The complementary color is #979CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.