What color is #B9A85C?

#B9A85C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A85C?

The RGB value is 185, 168, 92: 185 red, 168 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A85C?

The complementary color is #5C6DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A85C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A85C color

#B9A85C rgb(185, 168, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9A85C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 65.9% green and 36.1% blue (185, 168, 92).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 40% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#B9A85C color codes

HEX	`#B9A85C`
RGB	`rgb(185, 168, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 65.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 40%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, -4.03, 41.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 41.39, 95.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.943, 39.094, 15.776)`
Decimal	`12167260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A85C, 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 #B9A85C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A85C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #B9A85C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a85c; }
.text { color: #b9a85c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a85c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 168 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a85c, #9cb95c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B9A85C?: #B9A85C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A85C?: The RGB value is 185, 168, 92: 185 red, 168 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A85C?: The complementary color is #5C6DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A85C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.