What color is #B7B790?

#B7B790 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 #B7B790?

The RGB value is 183, 183, 144: 183 red, 183 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B790?

The complementary color is #9090B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B790 color

#B7B790 rgb(183, 183, 144)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7B790 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 71.8% green and 56.5% blue (183, 183, 144).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#B7B790 color codes

HEX	`#B7B790`
RGB	`rgb(183, 183, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 71.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.51, -6.52, 19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.51, 20.94, 108.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.496, 45.948, 33.063)`
Decimal	`12040080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B790, 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 #B7B790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #B7B790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b790; }
.text { color: #b7b790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 183 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b790, #a3b790); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7B790?: #B7B790 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 #B7B790?: The RGB value is 183, 183, 144: 183 red, 183 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B790?: The complementary color is #9090B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.