What color is #B8B46E?

#B8B46E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B46E?

The RGB value is 184, 180, 110: 184 red, 180 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B46E?

The complementary color is #6E72B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B46E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B46E color

#B8B46E rgb(184, 180, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8B46E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 70.6% green and 43.1% blue (184, 180, 110).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 34% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 40% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#B8B46E color codes

HEX	`#B8B46E`
RGB	`rgb(184, 180, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 70.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 34%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 40%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 40%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -8.94, 36.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 37.27, 103.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.904, 43.96, 21.185)`
Decimal	`12104814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B46E, 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 #B8B46E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B46E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #B8B46E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b46e; }
.text { color: #b8b46e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b46e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 180 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b46e, #97b86e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8B46E?: #B8B46E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B46E?: The RGB value is 184, 180, 110: 184 red, 180 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B46E?: The complementary color is #6E72B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B46E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.