What color is #B5B379?

#B5B379 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B379?

The RGB value is 181, 179, 121: 181 red, 179 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B379?

The complementary color is #797BB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B379 color

#B5B379 rgb(181, 179, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B379 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 70.2% green and 47.5% blue (181, 179, 121).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#B5B379 color codes

HEX	`#B5B379`
RGB	`rgb(181, 179, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 70.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.86, -8.33, 29.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.86, 31.07, 105.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.628, 43.445, 24.436)`
Decimal	`11907961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B379, 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 #B5B379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #B5B379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b379; }
.text { color: #b5b379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 179 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b379, #99b579); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5B379?: #B5B379 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B379?: The RGB value is 181, 179, 121: 181 red, 179 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B379?: The complementary color is #797BB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.