What color is #B5B165?

#B5B165 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B165?

The RGB value is 181, 177, 101: 181 red, 177 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B165?

The complementary color is #6569B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B165 color

#B5B165 rgb(181, 177, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B165 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 69.4% green and 39.6% blue (181, 177, 101).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 44% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Palm (#AFAF5E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#B5B165 color codes

HEX	`#B5B165`
RGB	`rgb(181, 177, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 69.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 44%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 44%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.01, -9.56, 39.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.01, 40.4, 103.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.128, 42.209, 18.501)`
Decimal	`11907429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B165, 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 #B5B165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #B5B165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b165; }
.text { color: #b5b165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 177 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b165, #91b565); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5B165?: #B5B165 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B165?: The RGB value is 181, 177, 101: 181 red, 177 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B165?: The complementary color is #6569B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.