What color is #B7BF75?

#B7BF75 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BF75?

The RGB value is 183, 191, 117: 183 red, 191 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BF75?

The complementary color is #7D75BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BF75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BF75 color

#B7BF75 rgb(183, 191, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7BF75 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.9% green and 45.9% blue (183, 191, 117).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#B7BF75 color codes

HEX	`#B7BF75`
RGB	`rgb(183, 191, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.21, -14.22, 36.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.21, 39.08, 111.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.37, 48.614, 24.03)`
Decimal	`12042101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BF75, 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 #B7BF75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BF75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #B7BF75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bf75; }
.text { color: #b7bf75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bf75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 191 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bf75, #92bf75); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7BF75?: #B7BF75 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BF75?: The RGB value is 183, 191, 117: 183 red, 191 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BF75?: The complementary color is #7D75BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BF75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.