What color is #B7C07C?

#B7C07C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C07C?

The RGB value is 183, 192, 124: 183 red, 192 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C07C?

The complementary color is #857CC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C07C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C07C color

#B7C07C rgb(183, 192, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B7C07C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 75.3% green and 48.6% blue (183, 192, 124).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 35% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#B7C07C color codes

HEX	`#B7C07C`
RGB	`rgb(183, 192, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 75.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 35%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 35%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 35%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, -13.89, 33.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 36.06, 112.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.016, 49.222, 26.352)`
Decimal	`12042364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C07C, 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 #B7C07C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C07C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #B7C07C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c07c; }
.text { color: #b7c07c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c07c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 192 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c07c, #95c07c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B7C07C?: #B7C07C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C07C?: The RGB value is 183, 192, 124: 183 red, 192 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C07C?: The complementary color is #857CC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C07C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.