What color is #B9B03D?

#B9B03D is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B03D?

The RGB value is 185, 176, 61: 185 red, 176 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B03D?

The complementary color is #3D46B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B03D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B03D color

#B9B03D rgb(185, 176, 61)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9B03D is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 69% green and 23.9% blue (185, 176, 61).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 50% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 67% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#B9B03D color codes

HEX	`#B9B03D`
RGB	`rgb(185, 176, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 69%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 50%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 67%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 67%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, -10.54, 57.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 58.53, 100.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.377, 41.703, 10.547)`
Decimal	`12169277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B03D, 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 #B9B03D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B03D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #B9B03D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b03d; }
.text { color: #b9b03d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b03d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 176 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b03d, #84b93d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B9B03D?: #B9B03D is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B03D?: The RGB value is 185, 176, 61: 185 red, 176 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B03D?: The complementary color is #3D46B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B03D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.