What color is #B7A95F?

#B7A95F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A95F?

The RGB value is 183, 169, 95: 183 red, 169 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A95F?

The complementary color is #5F6DB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A95F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A95F color

#B7A95F rgb(183, 169, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7A95F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 66.3% green and 37.3% blue (183, 169, 95).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 48% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#B7A95F color codes

HEX	`#B7A95F`
RGB	`rgb(183, 169, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 66.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 48%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, -5.12, 39.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 40.12, 97.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.783, 39.271, 16.519)`
Decimal	`12036447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A95F, 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 #B7A95F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A95F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #B7A95F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a95f; }
.text { color: #b7a95f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a95f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 169 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a95f, #99b75f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7A95F?: #B7A95F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A95F?: The RGB value is 183, 169, 95: 183 red, 169 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A95F?: The complementary color is #5F6DB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A95F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.