What color is #B8BB95?

#B8BB95 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 #B8BB95?

The RGB value is 184, 187, 149: 184 red, 187 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BB95?

The complementary color is #9895BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BB95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BB95 color

#B8BB95 rgb(184, 187, 149)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8BB95 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.3% green and 58.4% blue (184, 187, 149).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#B8BB95 color codes

HEX	`#B8BB95`
RGB	`rgb(184, 187, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.76, -7.49, 18.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.76, 20.38, 111.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.962, 47.901, 35.411)`
Decimal	`12106645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BB95, 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 #B8BB95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BB95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #B8BB95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bb95; }
.text { color: #b8bb95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bb95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 187 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bb95, #a5bb95); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BB95?: #B8BB95 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 #B8BB95?: The RGB value is 184, 187, 149: 184 red, 187 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BB95?: The complementary color is #9895BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BB95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.