What color is #B7A438?

#B7A438 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A438?

The RGB value is 183, 164, 56: 183 red, 164 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A438?

The complementary color is #384BB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A438?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A438 color

#B7A438 rgb(183, 164, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7A438 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 64.3% green and 22% blue (183, 164, 56).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 53% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 69% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#B7A438 color codes

HEX	`#B7A438`
RGB	`rgb(183, 164, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 64.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 53%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 69%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 69%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.21, -5.39, 56.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.21, 56.28, 95.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.519, 36.905, 9.098)`
Decimal	`12035128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A438, 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 #B7A438	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A438 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #B7A438 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a438; }
.text { color: #b7a438; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a438; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 164 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a438, #8bb738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B7A438?: #B7A438 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A438?: The RGB value is 183, 164, 56: 183 red, 164 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A438?: The complementary color is #384BB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A438?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.