What color is #B9AE67?

#B9AE67 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Motherland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AE67?

The RGB value is 185, 174, 103: 185 red, 174 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AE67?

The complementary color is #6772B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9AE67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9AE67 color

#B9AE67 rgb(185, 174, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9AE67 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 68.2% green and 40.4% blue (185, 174, 103).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 37% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 44% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Motherland (#BCB667), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#B9AE67 color codes

HEX	`#B9AE67`
RGB	`rgb(185, 174, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 68.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 37%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 44%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 44%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.57, -6.13, 37.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.57, 38.24, 99.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.593, 41.567, 18.872)`
Decimal	`12168807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AE67, 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 #B9AE67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AE67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #B9AE67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ae67; }
.text { color: #b9ae67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ae67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 174 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ae67, #9bb967); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9AE67?: #B9AE67 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Motherland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AE67?: The RGB value is 185, 174, 103: 185 red, 174 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AE67?: The complementary color is #6772B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AE67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.