What color is #B9AE73?

#B9AE73 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AE73?

The RGB value is 185, 174, 115: 185 red, 174 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AE73?

The complementary color is #737EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9AE73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9AE73 color

#B9AE73 rgb(185, 174, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9AE73 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 68.2% green and 45.1% blue (185, 174, 115).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#B9AE73 color codes

HEX	`#B9AE73`
RGB	`rgb(185, 174, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 68.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.75, -4.81, 31.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.75, 32.09, 98.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.239, 41.825, 22.275)`
Decimal	`12168819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AE73, 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 #B9AE73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AE73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #B9AE73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ae73; }
.text { color: #b9ae73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ae73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 174 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ae73, #a1b973); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9AE73?: #B9AE73 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AE73?: The RGB value is 185, 174, 115: 185 red, 174 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AE73?: The complementary color is #737EB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AE73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.