What color is #B5B595?

#B5B595 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 #B5B595?

The RGB value is 181, 181, 149: 181 red, 181 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B595?

The complementary color is #9595B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B595?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B595 color

#B5B595 rgb(181, 181, 149)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B595 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 71% green and 58.4% blue (181, 181, 149).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#B5B595 color codes

HEX	`#B5B595`
RGB	`rgb(181, 181, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 71%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, -5.47, 16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 17.25, 108.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.004, 45.042, 34.962)`
Decimal	`11908501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B595, 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 #B5B595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #B5B595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b595; }
.text { color: #b5b595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 181 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b595, #a5b595); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5B595?: #B5B595 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 #B5B595?: The RGB value is 181, 181, 149: 181 red, 181 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B595?: The complementary color is #9595B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B595?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.