What color is #B9A247?

#B9A247 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A247?

The RGB value is 185, 162, 71: 185 red, 162 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A247?

The complementary color is #475EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A247?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A247 color

#B9A247 rgb(185, 162, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9A247 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 63.5% green and 27.8% blue (185, 162, 71).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 62% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#B9A247 color codes

HEX	`#B9A247`
RGB	`rgb(185, 162, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 63.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 62%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 62%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.98, -2.52, 49.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.98, 49.34, 92.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.067, 36.612, 11.232)`
Decimal	`12165703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A247, 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 #B9A247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #B9A247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a247; }
.text { color: #b9a247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 162 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a247, #97b947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B9A247?: #B9A247 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A247?: The RGB value is 185, 162, 71: 185 red, 162 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A247?: The complementary color is #475EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A247?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.