What color is #B5B494?

#B5B494 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 #B5B494?

The RGB value is 181, 180, 148: 181 red, 180 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B494?

The complementary color is #9495B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B494 color

#B5B494 rgb(181, 180, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B494 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 70.6% green and 58% blue (181, 180, 148).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% 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 9.92:1).

#B5B494 color codes

HEX	`#B5B494`
RGB	`rgb(181, 180, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 70.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.63, -5.09, 16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.63, 17.26, 107.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.722, 44.605, 34.476)`
Decimal	`11908244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B494, 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 #B5B494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #B5B494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b494; }
.text { color: #b5b494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 180 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b494, #a6b594); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5B494?: #B5B494 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 #B5B494?: The RGB value is 181, 180, 148: 181 red, 180 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B494?: The complementary color is #9495B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.