What color is #B8BB97?

#B8BB97 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 #B8BB97?

The RGB value is 184, 187, 151: 184 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BB97?

The complementary color is #9A97BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BB97 color

#B8BB97 rgb(184, 187, 151)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8BB97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.3% green and 59.2% blue (184, 187, 151).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#B8BB97 color codes

HEX	`#B8BB97`
RGB	`rgb(184, 187, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.8, -7.19, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.8, 19.32, 111.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.123, 47.966, 36.259)`
Decimal	`12106647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BB97, 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 #B8BB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #B8BB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bb97; }
.text { color: #b8bb97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bb97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 187 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bb97, #a6bb97); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BB97?: #B8BB97 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 #B8BB97?: The RGB value is 184, 187, 151: 184 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BB97?: The complementary color is #9A97BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.