What color is #B7B39F?

#B7B39F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B39F?

The RGB value is 183, 179, 159: 183 red, 179 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B39F?

The complementary color is #9FA3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B39F color

#B7B39F rgb(183, 179, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7B39F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 70.2% green and 62.4% blue (183, 179, 159).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#B7B39F color codes

HEX	`#B7B39F`
RGB	`rgb(183, 179, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 70.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.77, -2.06, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.77, 10.92, 100.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.906, 44.811, 39.236)`
Decimal	`12039071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B39F, 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 #B7B39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #B7B39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b39f; }
.text { color: #b7b39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 179 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b39f, #afb79f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B7B39F?: #B7B39F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B39F?: The RGB value is 183, 179, 159: 183 red, 179 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B39F?: The complementary color is #9FA3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.