What color is #B9B47C?

#B9B47C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B47C?

The RGB value is 185, 180, 124: 185 red, 180 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B47C?

The complementary color is #7C81B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B47C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B47C color

#B9B47C rgb(185, 180, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9B47C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 70.6% green and 48.6% blue (185, 180, 124).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 33% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#B9B47C color codes

HEX	`#B9B47C`
RGB	`rgb(185, 180, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 70.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 33%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 33%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.5, -6.89, 29.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.5, 30.06, 103.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.967, 44.413, 25.532)`
Decimal	`12170364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B47C, 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 #B9B47C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B47C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #B9B47C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b47c; }
.text { color: #b9b47c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b47c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 180 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b47c, #a0b97c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9B47C?: #B9B47C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B47C?: The RGB value is 185, 180, 124: 185 red, 180 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B47C?: The complementary color is #7C81B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B47C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.