What color is #B7B385?

#B7B385 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B385?

The RGB value is 183, 179, 133: 183 red, 179 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B385?

The complementary color is #8589B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B385 color

#B7B385 rgb(183, 179, 133)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7B385 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 70.2% green and 52.2% blue (183, 179, 133).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#B7B385 color codes

HEX	`#B7B385`
RGB	`rgb(183, 179, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 70.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.23, -5.97, 24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.23, 24.8, 103.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.882, 44.002, 28.578)`
Decimal	`12039045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B385, 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 #B7B385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #B7B385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b385; }
.text { color: #b7b385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 179 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b385, #a2b785); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7B385?: #B7B385 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B385?: The RGB value is 183, 179, 133: 183 red, 179 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B385?: The complementary color is #8589B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.