What color is #B5B392?

#B5B392 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 #B5B392?

The RGB value is 181, 179, 146: 181 red, 179 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B392?

The complementary color is #9294B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B392?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B392 color

#B5B392 rgb(181, 179, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B392 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 70.2% green and 57.3% blue (181, 179, 146).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#B5B392 color codes

HEX	`#B5B392`
RGB	`rgb(181, 179, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 70.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, -4.87, 17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 17.83, 105.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.364, 44.14, 33.582)`
Decimal	`11907986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B392, 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 #B5B392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #B5B392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b392; }
.text { color: #b5b392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 179 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b392, #a6b592); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5B392?: #B5B392 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 #B5B392?: The RGB value is 181, 179, 146: 181 red, 179 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B392?: The complementary color is #9294B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B392?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.