What color is #B7AA72?

#B7AA72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AA72?

The RGB value is 183, 170, 114: 183 red, 170 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AA72?

The complementary color is #727FB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AA72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AA72 color

#B7AA72 rgb(183, 170, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B7AA72 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 66.7% green and 44.7% blue (183, 170, 114).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#B7AA72 color codes

HEX	`#B7AA72`
RGB	`rgb(183, 170, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 66.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.49, -3.61, 30.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.49, 30.8, 96.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.941, 40.033, 21.697)`
Decimal	`12036722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AA72, 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 #B7AA72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AA72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #B7AA72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7aa72; }
.text { color: #b7aa72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7aa72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 170 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7aa72, #a2b772); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7AA72?: #B7AA72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AA72?: The RGB value is 183, 170, 114: 183 red, 170 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AA72?: The complementary color is #727FB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AA72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.