What color is #B98200?

#B98200 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dark Goldenrod. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98200?

The RGB value is 185, 130, 0: 185 red, 130 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98200?

The complementary color is #0037B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98200 color

#B98200 rgb(185, 130, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B98200 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 51% green and 0% blue (185, 130, 0).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#B98200 color codes

HEX	`#B98200`
RGB	`rgb(185, 130, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 51%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, 12.39, 63.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 65.12, 79.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.992, 26.282, 3.599)`
Decimal	`12157440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98200, 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 #B98200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B98200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B98200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98200; }
.text { color: #b98200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 130 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98200, #93b900); }

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Questions

What color is #B98200?: #B98200 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dark Goldenrod. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98200?: The RGB value is 185, 130, 0: 185 red, 130 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98200?: The complementary color is #0037B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.