What color is #B7BB8D?

#B7BB8D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BB8D?

The RGB value is 183, 187, 141: 183 red, 187 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BB8D?

The complementary color is #918DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BB8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BB8D color

#B7BB8D rgb(183, 187, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7BB8D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 73.3% green and 55.3% blue (183, 187, 141).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#B7BB8D color codes

HEX	`#B7BB8D`
RGB	`rgb(183, 187, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 73.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, -9.05, 22.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 24.63, 111.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.106, 47.531, 32.15)`
Decimal	`12041101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BB8D, 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 #B7BB8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BB8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #B7BB8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bb8d; }
.text { color: #b7bb8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bb8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 187 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bb8d, #a0bb8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7BB8D?: #B7BB8D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BB8D?: The RGB value is 183, 187, 141: 183 red, 187 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BB8D?: The complementary color is #918DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BB8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.