What color is #B5B896?

#B5B896 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 #B5B896?

The RGB value is 181, 184, 150: 181 red, 184 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B896?

The complementary color is #9996B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B896 color

#B5B896 rgb(181, 184, 150)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5B896 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.2% green and 58.8% blue (181, 184, 150).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#B5B896 color codes

HEX	`#B5B896`
RGB	`rgb(181, 184, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.74, -6.9, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.74, 18.31, 112.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.701, 46.307, 35.59)`
Decimal	`11909270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B896, 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 #B5B896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #B5B896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b896; }
.text { color: #b5b896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 184 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b896, #a4b896); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5B896?: #B5B896 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 #B5B896?: The RGB value is 181, 184, 150: 181 red, 184 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B896?: The complementary color is #9996B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.