What color is #B7AD80?

#B7AD80 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AD80?

The RGB value is 183, 173, 128: 183 red, 173 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AD80?

The complementary color is #808AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AD80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AD80 color

#B7AD80 rgb(183, 173, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B7AD80 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 67.8% green and 50.2% blue (183, 173, 128).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#B7AD80 color codes

HEX	`#B7AD80`
RGB	`rgb(183, 173, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 67.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 30%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.53, -3.46, 24.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.53, 24.71, 98.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.369, 41.514, 26.41)`
Decimal	`12037504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AD80, 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 #B7AD80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AD80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #B7AD80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7ad80; }
.text { color: #b7ad80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7ad80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 173 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7ad80, #a5b780); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7AD80?: #B7AD80 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AD80?: The RGB value is 183, 173, 128: 183 red, 173 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AD80?: The complementary color is #808AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AD80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.