What color is #B6B291?

#B6B291 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B291?

The RGB value is 182, 178, 145: 182 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B291?

The complementary color is #9195B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B291 color

#B6B291 rgb(182, 178, 145)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6B291 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 69.8% green and 56.9% blue (182, 178, 145).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#B6B291 color codes

HEX	`#B6B291`
RGB	`rgb(182, 178, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 69.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.12, -4.11, 17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.12, 17.9, 103.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.322, 43.831, 33.119)`
Decimal	`11973265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B291, 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 #B6B291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #B6B291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b291; }
.text { color: #b6b291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 178 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b291, #a8b691); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6B291?: #B6B291 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B291?: The RGB value is 182, 178, 145: 182 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B291?: The complementary color is #9195B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.