What color is #B9B39F?

#B9B39F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B39F?

The RGB value is 185, 179, 159: 185 red, 179 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B39F?

The complementary color is #9FA5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B39F color

#B9B39F rgb(185, 179, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9B39F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 70.2% green and 62.4% blue (185, 179, 159).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#B9B39F color codes

HEX	`#B9B39F`
RGB	`rgb(185, 179, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 70.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.93, -1.32, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.93, 11.06, 96.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.385, 45.058, 39.258)`
Decimal	`12170143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B39F, 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 #B9B39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #B9B39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b39f; }
.text { color: #b9b39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 179 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b39f, #b2b99f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B9B39F?: #B9B39F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B39F?: The RGB value is 185, 179, 159: 185 red, 179 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B39F?: The complementary color is #9FA5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.