What color is #B7AE78?

#B7AE78 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AE78?

The RGB value is 183, 174, 120: 183 red, 174 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AE78?

The complementary color is #7881B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AE78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AE78 color

#B7AE78 rgb(183, 174, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7AE78 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 68.2% green and 47.1% blue (183, 174, 120).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#B7AE78 color codes

HEX	`#B7AE78`
RGB	`rgb(183, 174, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 68.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 30%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 34%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.66, -5.02, 28.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.66, 29.36, 99.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.055, 41.696, 23.809)`
Decimal	`12037752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AE78, 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 #B7AE78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AE78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #B7AE78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7ae78; }
.text { color: #b7ae78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7ae78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 174 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7ae78, #a1b778); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7AE78?: #B7AE78 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AE78?: The RGB value is 183, 174, 120: 183 red, 174 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AE78?: The complementary color is #7881B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AE78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.