What color is #B8C85E?

#B8C85E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C85E?

The RGB value is 184, 200, 94: 184 red, 200 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C85E?

The complementary color is #6E5EC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C85E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C85E color

#B8C85E rgb(184, 200, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8C85E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 78.4% green and 36.9% blue (184, 200, 94).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 49% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Celery (#B4C04C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#B8C85E color codes

HEX	`#B8C85E`
RGB	`rgb(184, 200, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 78.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 49%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 53%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 53%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.46, -20.69, 50.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.46, 54.55, 112.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.442, 52.308, 18.448)`
Decimal	`12109918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C85E, 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 #B8C85E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C85E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #B8C85E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c85e; }
.text { color: #b8c85e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c85e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 200 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c85e, #83c85e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B8C85E?: #B8C85E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C85E?: The RGB value is 184, 200, 94: 184 red, 200 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C85E?: The complementary color is #6E5EC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C85E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.