What color is #B6B197?

#B6B197 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B197?

The RGB value is 182, 177, 151: 182 red, 177 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B197?

The complementary color is #979CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B197 color

#B6B197 rgb(182, 177, 151)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6B197 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 69.4% green and 59.2% blue (182, 177, 151).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#B6B197 color codes

HEX	`#B6B197`
RGB	`rgb(182, 177, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 69.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, -2.65, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 14.21, 100.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.599, 43.624, 35.554)`
Decimal	`11973015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B197, 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 #B6B197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #B6B197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b197; }
.text { color: #b6b197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 177 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b197, #acb697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B6B197?: #B6B197 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B197?: The RGB value is 182, 177, 151: 182 red, 177 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B197?: The complementary color is #979CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.