What color is #B5B38F?

#B5B38F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B38F?

The RGB value is 181, 179, 143: 181 red, 179 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B38F?

The complementary color is #8F91B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B38F color

#B5B38F rgb(181, 179, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B38F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 70.2% green and 56.1% blue (181, 179, 143).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#B5B38F color codes

HEX	`#B5B38F`
RGB	`rgb(181, 179, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 70.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, -5.32, 18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 19.43, 105.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.134, 44.048, 32.369)`
Decimal	`11907983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B38F, 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 #B5B38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #B5B38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b38f; }
.text { color: #b5b38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 179 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b38f, #a4b58f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5B38F?: #B5B38F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B38F?: The RGB value is 181, 179, 143: 181 red, 179 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B38F?: The complementary color is #8F91B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.