What color is #B7BF99?

#B7BF99 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BF99?

The RGB value is 183, 191, 153: 183 red, 191 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BF99?

The complementary color is #A199BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BF99 color

#B7BF99 rgb(183, 191, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7BF99 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.9% green and 60% blue (183, 191, 153).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#B7BF99 color codes

HEX	`#B7BF99`
RGB	`rgb(183, 191, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.84, -9.35, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.84, 20.53, 117.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.908, 49.629, 37.397)`
Decimal	`12042137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BF99, 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 #B7BF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #B7BF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bf99; }
.text { color: #b7bf99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bf99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 191 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bf99, #a4bf99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7BF99?: #B7BF99 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BF99?: The RGB value is 183, 191, 153: 183 red, 191 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BF99?: The complementary color is #A199BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.