What color is #B9AF60?

#B9AF60 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Motherland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AF60?

The RGB value is 185, 175, 96: 185 red, 175 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AF60?

The complementary color is #606AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9AF60?

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.

#B9AF60 color

#B9AF60 rgb(185, 175, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9AF60 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 68.6% green and 37.6% blue (185, 175, 96).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 48% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Motherland (#BCB667), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B9AF60 color codes

HEX	`#B9AF60`
RGB	`rgb(185, 175, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 68.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 48%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.75, -7.35, 41.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.75, 42.17, 100.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.45, 41.82, 17.163)`
Decimal	`12169056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AF60, 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 #B9AF60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AF60 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 #B9AF60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9af60; }
.text { color: #b9af60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9af60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 175 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9af60, #96b960); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9AF60?: #B9AF60 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Motherland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AF60?: The RGB value is 185, 175, 96: 185 red, 175 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AF60?: The complementary color is #606AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AF60?: 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.