What color is #B7BB85?

#B7BB85 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BB85?

The RGB value is 183, 187, 133: 183 red, 187 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BB85?

The complementary color is #8985BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BB85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BB85 color

#B7BB85 rgb(183, 187, 133)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7BB85 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 73.3% green and 52.2% blue (183, 187, 133).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#B7BB85 color codes

HEX	`#B7BB85`
RGB	`rgb(183, 187, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 73.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.38, -10.16, 26.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.38, 28.81, 110.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.532, 47.302, 29.128)`
Decimal	`12041093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BB85, 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 #B7BB85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BB85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #B7BB85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bb85; }
.text { color: #b7bb85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bb85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 187 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bb85, #9cbb85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7BB85?: #B7BB85 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BB85?: The RGB value is 183, 187, 133: 183 red, 187 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BB85?: The complementary color is #8985BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BB85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.