What color is #B6BA96?

#B6BA96 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 #B6BA96?

The RGB value is 182, 186, 150: 182 red, 186 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BA96?

The complementary color is #9A96BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BA96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BA96 color

#B6BA96 rgb(182, 186, 150)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B6BA96 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 72.9% green and 58.8% blue (182, 186, 150).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#B6BA96 color codes

HEX	`#B6BA96`
RGB	`rgb(182, 186, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 72.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.36, -7.57, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.36, 19.37, 113.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.355, 47.265, 35.74)`
Decimal	`11975318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BA96, 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 #B6BA96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BA96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #B6BA96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6ba96; }
.text { color: #b6ba96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ba96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 186 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6ba96, #a4ba96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6BA96?: #B6BA96 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 #B6BA96?: The RGB value is 182, 186, 150: 182 red, 186 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BA96?: The complementary color is #9A96BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BA96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.