What color is #B9AF87?

#B9AF87 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AF87?

The RGB value is 185, 175, 135: 185 red, 175 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AF87?

The complementary color is #8791B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9AF87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9AF87 color

#B9AF87 rgb(185, 175, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9AF87 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 68.6% green and 52.9% blue (185, 175, 135).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#B9AF87 color codes

HEX	`#B9AF87`
RGB	`rgb(185, 175, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 68.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, -2.79, 21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 22.03, 97.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.711, 42.724, 29.072)`
Decimal	`12169095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AF87, 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 #B9AF87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AF87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #B9AF87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9af87; }
.text { color: #b9af87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9af87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 175 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9af87, #aab987); }

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Questions

What color is #B9AF87?: #B9AF87 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AF87?: The RGB value is 185, 175, 135: 185 red, 175 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AF87?: The complementary color is #8791B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AF87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.