What color is #B5BB93?

#B5BB93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BB93?

The RGB value is 181, 187, 147: 181 red, 187 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BB93?

The complementary color is #9993BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BB93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BB93 color

#B5BB93 rgb(181, 187, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5BB93 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.3% green and 57.6% blue (181, 187, 147).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#B5BB93 color codes

HEX	`#B5BB93`
RGB	`rgb(181, 187, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.49, -8.93, 19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.49, 21.55, 114.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.092, 47.471, 34.544)`
Decimal	`11910035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BB93, 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 #B5BB93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BB93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #B5BB93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bb93; }
.text { color: #b5bb93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bb93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 187 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bb93, #a1bb93); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5BB93?: #B5BB93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BB93?: The RGB value is 181, 187, 147: 181 red, 187 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BB93?: The complementary color is #9993BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BB93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.