What color is #B8B087?

#B8B087 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B087?

The RGB value is 184, 176, 135: 184 red, 176 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B087?

The complementary color is #878FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B087 color

#B8B087 rgb(184, 176, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8B087 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69% green and 52.9% blue (184, 176, 135).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#B8B087 color codes

HEX	`#B8B087`
RGB	`rgb(184, 176, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.55, -3.72, 22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.55, 22.39, 99.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.666, 42.991, 29.126)`
Decimal	`12103815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B087, 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 #B8B087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #B8B087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b087; }
.text { color: #b8b087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 176 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b087, #a7b887); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8B087?: #B8B087 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B087?: The RGB value is 184, 176, 135: 184 red, 176 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B087?: The complementary color is #878FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.