What color is #B9B089?

#B9B089 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 #B9B089?

The RGB value is 185, 176, 137: 185 red, 176 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B089?

The complementary color is #8992B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B089 color

#B9B089 rgb(185, 176, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9B089 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 69% green and 53.7% blue (185, 176, 137).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#B9B089 color codes

HEX	`#B9B089`
RGB	`rgb(185, 176, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 69%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.67, -3.05, 21.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.67, 21.4, 98.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.048, 43.172, 29.885)`
Decimal	`12169353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B089, 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 #B9B089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #B9B089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b089; }
.text { color: #b9b089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 176 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b089, #aab989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B9B089?: #B9B089 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 #B9B089?: The RGB value is 185, 176, 137: 185 red, 176 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B089?: The complementary color is #8992B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.