What color is #B8BA99?

#B8BA99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BA99?

The RGB value is 184, 186, 153: 184 red, 186 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BA99?

The complementary color is #9B99BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BA99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BA99 color

#B8BA99 rgb(184, 186, 153)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8BA99 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.9% green and 60% blue (184, 186, 153).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#B8BA99 color codes

HEX	`#B8BA99`
RGB	`rgb(184, 186, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 72.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.58, -6.36, 16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.58, 17.72, 111.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.075, 47.608, 37.051)`
Decimal	`12106393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BA99, 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 #B8BA99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BA99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #B8BA99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ba99; }
.text { color: #b8ba99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ba99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 186 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ba99, #a8ba99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8BA99?: #B8BA99 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BA99?: The RGB value is 184, 186, 153: 184 red, 186 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BA99?: The complementary color is #9B99BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BA99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.