What color is #B7B78B?

#B7B78B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B78B?

The RGB value is 183, 183, 139: 183 red, 183 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B78B?

The complementary color is #8B8BB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B78B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B78B color

#B7B78B rgb(183, 183, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7B78B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 71.8% green and 54.5% blue (183, 183, 139).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#B7B78B color codes

HEX	`#B7B78B`
RGB	`rgb(183, 183, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 71.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.41, -7.24, 22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.41, 23.6, 107.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.122, 45.799, 31.095)`
Decimal	`12040075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B78B, 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 #B7B78B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B78B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #B7B78B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b78b; }
.text { color: #b7b78b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b78b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 183 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b78b, #a1b78b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7B78B?: #B7B78B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B78B?: The RGB value is 183, 183, 139: 183 red, 183 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B78B?: The complementary color is #8B8BB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B78B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.