What color is #B5BB69?

#B5BB69 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BB69?

The RGB value is 181, 187, 105: 181 red, 187 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BB69?

The complementary color is #6F69BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BB69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BB69 color

#B5BB69 rgb(181, 187, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5BB69 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.3% green and 41.2% blue (181, 187, 105).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#B5BB69 color codes

HEX	`#B5BB69`
RGB	`rgb(181, 187, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 44%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 44%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.79, -14.31, 40.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.79, 43.12, 109.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.377, 46.385, 20.241)`
Decimal	`11909993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BB69, 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 #B5BB69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BB69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #B5BB69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bb69; }
.text { color: #b5bb69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bb69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 187 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bb69, #8cbb69); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5BB69?: #B5BB69 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BB69?: The RGB value is 181, 187, 105: 181 red, 187 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BB69?: The complementary color is #6F69BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BB69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.