What color is #B5BB87?

#B5BB87 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BB87?

The RGB value is 181, 187, 135: 181 red, 187 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BB87?

The complementary color is #8D87BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BB87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BB87 color

#B5BB87 rgb(181, 187, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B5BB87 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.3% green and 52.9% blue (181, 187, 135).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#B5BB87 color codes

HEX	`#B5BB87`
RGB	`rgb(181, 187, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, -10.66, 25.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 27.84, 112.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.199, 47.114, 29.84)`
Decimal	`11910023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BB87, 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 #B5BB87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BB87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #B5BB87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bb87; }
.text { color: #b5bb87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bb87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 187 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bb87, #9bbb87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5BB87?: #B5BB87 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BB87?: The RGB value is 181, 187, 135: 181 red, 187 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BB87?: The complementary color is #8D87BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BB87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.