What color is #B9B69C?

#B9B69C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B69C?

The RGB value is 185, 182, 156: 185 red, 182 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B69C?

The complementary color is #9C9FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B69C color

#B9B69C rgb(185, 182, 156)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9B69C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 71.4% green and 61.2% blue (185, 182, 156).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#B9B69C color codes

HEX	`#B9B69C`
RGB	`rgb(185, 182, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 71.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.66, -3.4, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.66, 14.05, 104)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.736, 46.171, 38.107)`
Decimal	`12170908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B69C, 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 #B9B69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #B9B69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b69c; }
.text { color: #b9b69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 182 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b69c, #aeb99c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B9B69C?: #B9B69C is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B69C?: The RGB value is 185, 182, 156: 185 red, 182 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B69C?: The complementary color is #9C9FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.