What color is #B5B09F?

#B5B09F 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 #B5B09F?

The RGB value is 181, 176, 159: 181 red, 176 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B09F?

The complementary color is #9FA4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B09F color

#B5B09F rgb(181, 176, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B09F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 69% green and 62.4% blue (181, 176, 159).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#B5B09F color codes

HEX	`#B5B09F`
RGB	`rgb(181, 176, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 69%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, -1.2, 9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 9.42, 97.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.839, 43.378, 39.016)`
Decimal	`11907231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B09F, 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 #B5B09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #B5B09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b09f; }
.text { color: #b5b09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 176 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b09f, #afb59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B5B09F?: #B5B09F 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 #B5B09F?: The RGB value is 181, 176, 159: 181 red, 176 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B09F?: The complementary color is #9FA4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.