What color is #B8B948?

#B8B948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B948?

The RGB value is 184, 185, 72: 184 red, 185 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B948?

The complementary color is #4948B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B948?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B948 color

#B8B948 rgb(184, 185, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8B948 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.5% green and 28.2% blue (184, 185, 72).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sinsemilla (#B6BD4A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#B8B948 color codes

HEX	`#B8B948`
RGB	`rgb(184, 185, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 72.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 61%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 61%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.13, -14.9, 55.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.13, 57.48, 105.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.287, 45.357, 12.868)`
Decimal	`12106056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B948, 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 #B8B948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #B8B948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b948; }
.text { color: #b8b948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 185 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b948, #80b948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B8B948?: #B8B948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B948?: The RGB value is 184, 185, 72: 184 red, 185 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B948?: The complementary color is #4948B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B948?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.