What color is #B9B49C?

#B9B49C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B49C?

The RGB value is 185, 180, 156: 185 red, 180 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B49C?

The complementary color is #9CA1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B49C color

#B9B49C rgb(185, 180, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9B49C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 70.6% green and 61.2% blue (185, 180, 156).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#B9B49C color codes

HEX	`#B9B49C`
RGB	`rgb(185, 180, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 70.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.13, -2.34, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.13, 13.1, 100.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.329, 45.358, 37.971)`
Decimal	`12170396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B49C, 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 #B9B49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #B9B49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b49c; }
.text { color: #b9b49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 180 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b49c, #b0b99c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B9B49C?: #B9B49C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B49C?: The RGB value is 185, 180, 156: 185 red, 180 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B49C?: The complementary color is #9CA1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.