What color is #B8B79A?

#B8B79A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B79A?

The RGB value is 184, 183, 154: 184 red, 183 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B79A?

The complementary color is #9A9BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B79A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B79A color

#B8B79A rgb(184, 183, 154)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8B79A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 71.8% green and 60.4% blue (184, 183, 154).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#B8B79A color codes

HEX	`#B8B79A`
RGB	`rgb(184, 183, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 71.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.8, -4.62, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.8, 15.61, 107.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.533, 46.391, 37.279)`
Decimal	`12105626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B79A, 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 #B8B79A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B79A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #B8B79A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b79a; }
.text { color: #b8b79a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b79a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 183 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b79a, #aab89a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B8B79A?: #B8B79A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B79A?: The RGB value is 184, 183, 154: 184 red, 183 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B79A?: The complementary color is #9A9BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B79A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.