What color is #B8BB9E?

#B8BB9E 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 #B8BB9E?

The RGB value is 184, 187, 158: 184 red, 187 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BB9E?

The complementary color is #A19EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BB9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BB9E color

#B8BB9E rgb(184, 187, 158)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B8BB9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.3% green and 62% blue (184, 187, 158).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#B8BB9E color codes

HEX	`#B8BB9E`
RGB	`rgb(184, 187, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.95, -6.1, 14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.95, 15.6, 113)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.708, 48.2, 39.342)`
Decimal	`12106654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BB9E, 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 #B8BB9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BB9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #B8BB9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bb9e; }
.text { color: #b8bb9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bb9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 187 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bb9e, #aabb9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B8BB9E?: #B8BB9E 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 #B8BB9E?: The RGB value is 184, 187, 158: 184 red, 187 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BB9E?: The complementary color is #A19EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BB9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.