What color is #B8BE93?

#B8BE93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BE93?

The RGB value is 184, 190, 147: 184 red, 190 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BE93?

The complementary color is #9993BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BE93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BE93 color

#B8BE93 rgb(184, 190, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8BE93 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.5% green and 57.6% blue (184, 190, 147).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#B8BE93 color codes

HEX	`#B8BE93`
RGB	`rgb(184, 190, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.53, -9.36, 21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.53, 23.06, 113.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.447, 49.124, 34.791)`
Decimal	`12107411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BE93, 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 #B8BE93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BE93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #B8BE93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8be93; }
.text { color: #b8be93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8be93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 190 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8be93, #a2be93); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8BE93?: #B8BE93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BE93?: The RGB value is 184, 190, 147: 184 red, 190 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BE93?: The complementary color is #9993BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BE93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.