What color is #B6B99E?

#B6B99E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B99E?

The RGB value is 182, 185, 158: 182 red, 185 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B99E?

The complementary color is #A19EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B99E?

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.

#B6B99E color

#B6B99E rgb(182, 185, 158)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6B99E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 72.5% green and 62% blue (182, 185, 158).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B6B99E color codes

HEX	`#B6B99E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 185, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 72.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, -5.78, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 14.57, 113.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.811, 47.112, 39.179)`
Decimal	`11975070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B99E, 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 #B6B99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B99E 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 #B6B99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b99e; }
.text { color: #b6b99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 185 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b99e, #a9b99e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B6B99E?: #B6B99E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B99E?: The RGB value is 182, 185, 158: 182 red, 185 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B99E?: The complementary color is #A19EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B99E?: 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.