What color is #B9B582?

#B9B582 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B582?

The RGB value is 185, 181, 130: 185 red, 181 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B582?

The complementary color is #8286B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B582 color

#B9B582 rgb(185, 181, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9B582 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 71% green and 51% blue (185, 181, 130).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#B9B582 color codes

HEX	`#B9B582`
RGB	`rgb(185, 181, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 71%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 30%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, -6.64, 26.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 27.39, 104.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.561, 44.975, 27.659)`
Decimal	`12170626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B582, 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 #B9B582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #B9B582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b582; }
.text { color: #b9b582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 181 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b582, #a2b982); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9B582?: #B9B582 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B582?: The RGB value is 185, 181, 130: 185 red, 181 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B582?: The complementary color is #8286B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.