What color is #B8AC74?

#B8AC74 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8AC74?

The RGB value is 184, 172, 116: 184 red, 172 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AC74?

The complementary color is #7480B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AC74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AC74 color

#B8AC74 rgb(184, 172, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B8AC74 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.5% green and 45.5% blue (184, 172, 116).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#B8AC74 color codes

HEX	`#B8AC74`
RGB	`rgb(184, 172, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, -4.04, 30.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 30.66, 97.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.673, 40.957, 22.441)`
Decimal	`12102772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AC74, 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 #B8AC74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AC74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #B8AC74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ac74; }
.text { color: #b8ac74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ac74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 172 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ac74, #a2b874); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8AC74?: #B8AC74 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8AC74?: The RGB value is 184, 172, 116: 184 red, 172 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AC74?: The complementary color is #7480B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AC74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.