What color is #B8C499?

#B8C499 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C499?

The RGB value is 184, 196, 153: 184 red, 196 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C499?

The complementary color is #A599C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C499 color

#B8C499 rgb(184, 196, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8C499 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 76.9% green and 60% blue (184, 196, 153).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#B8C499 color codes

HEX	`#B8C499`
RGB	`rgb(184, 196, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 76.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 22%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.26, -11.56, 20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.26, 23.33, 119.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.256, 51.97, 37.778)`
Decimal	`12108953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C499, 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 #B8C499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #B8C499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c499; }
.text { color: #b8c499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 196 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c499, #a3c499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B8C499?: #B8C499 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C499?: The RGB value is 184, 196, 153: 184 red, 196 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C499?: The complementary color is #A599C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.