What color is #B5B88E?

#B5B88E 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 #B5B88E?

The RGB value is 181, 184, 142: 181 red, 184 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B88E?

The complementary color is #918EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B88E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B88E color

#B5B88E rgb(181, 184, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B88E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.2% green and 55.7% blue (181, 184, 142).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#B5B88E color codes

HEX	`#B5B88E`
RGB	`rgb(181, 184, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.58, -8.1, 21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.58, 22.56, 111.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.079, 46.058, 32.312)`
Decimal	`11909262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B88E, 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 #B5B88E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B88E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #B5B88E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b88e; }
.text { color: #b5b88e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b88e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 184 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b88e, #a0b88e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5B88E?: #B5B88E 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 #B5B88E?: The RGB value is 181, 184, 142: 181 red, 184 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B88E?: The complementary color is #918EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B88E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.