What color is #B5B683?

#B5B683 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B683?

The RGB value is 181, 182, 131: 181 red, 182 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B683?

The complementary color is #8483B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B683 color

#B5B683 rgb(181, 182, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B683 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 71.4% green and 51.4% blue (181, 182, 131).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#B5B683 color codes

HEX	`#B5B683`
RGB	`rgb(181, 182, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 71.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.84, -8.6, 25.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.84, 27.32, 108.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.881, 44.919, 28.038)`
Decimal	`11908739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B683, 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 #B5B683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #B5B683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b683; }
.text { color: #b5b683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 182 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b683, #9bb683); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5B683?: #B5B683 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B683?: The RGB value is 181, 182, 131: 181 red, 182 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B683?: The complementary color is #8483B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.