What color is #B6AF99?

#B6AF99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6AF99?

The RGB value is 182, 175, 153: 182 red, 175 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AF99?

The complementary color is #99A0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AF99 color

#B6AF99 rgb(182, 175, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6AF99 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 68.6% green and 60% blue (182, 175, 153).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#B6AF99 color codes

HEX	`#B6AF99`
RGB	`rgb(182, 175, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 68.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.49, -1.27, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.49, 12.25, 95.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.371, 42.906, 36.286)`
Decimal	`11972505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AF99, 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 #B6AF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #B6AF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6af99; }
.text { color: #b6af99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6af99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 175 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6af99, #afb699); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B6AF99?: #B6AF99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6AF99?: The RGB value is 182, 175, 153: 182 red, 175 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AF99?: The complementary color is #99A0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.