What color is #B9B393?

#B9B393 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B393?

The RGB value is 185, 179, 147: 185 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B393?

The complementary color is #9399B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B393 color

#B9B393 rgb(185, 179, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9B393 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 70.2% green and 57.6% blue (185, 179, 147).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#B9B393 color codes

HEX	`#B9B393`
RGB	`rgb(185, 179, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 70.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, -3.19, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 17.44, 100.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.394, 44.662, 34.038)`
Decimal	`12170131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B393, 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 #B9B393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #B9B393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b393; }
.text { color: #b9b393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 179 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b393, #acb993); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9B393?: #B9B393 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B393?: The RGB value is 185, 179, 147: 185 red, 179 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B393?: The complementary color is #9399B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.