What color is #B9AA62?

#B9AA62 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AA62?

The RGB value is 185, 170, 98: 185 red, 170 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AA62?

The complementary color is #6271B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9AA62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9AA62 color

#B9AA62 rgb(185, 170, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9AA62 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 66.7% green and 38.4% blue (185, 170, 98).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#B9AA62 color codes

HEX	`#B9AA62`
RGB	`rgb(185, 170, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 66.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, -4.52, 38.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 39.16, 96.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.588, 39.947, 17.336)`
Decimal	`12167778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AA62, 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 #B9AA62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AA62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #B9AA62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9aa62; }
.text { color: #b9aa62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9aa62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 170 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9aa62, #9cb962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B9AA62?: #B9AA62 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AA62?: The RGB value is 185, 170, 98: 185 red, 170 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AA62?: The complementary color is #6271B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AA62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.