What color is #B9BA8B?

#B9BA8B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BA8B?

The RGB value is 185, 186, 139: 185 red, 186 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BA8B?

The complementary color is #8C8BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BA8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BA8B color

#B9BA8B rgb(185, 186, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9BA8B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 72.9% green and 54.5% blue (185, 186, 139).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#B9BA8B color codes

HEX	`#B9BA8B`
RGB	`rgb(185, 186, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 72.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.38, -8.04, 23.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.38, 25.12, 108.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.227, 47.297, 31.326)`
Decimal	`12171915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BA8B, 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 #B9BA8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BA8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #B9BA8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ba8b; }
.text { color: #b9ba8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ba8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 186 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ba8b, #a2ba8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9BA8B?: #B9BA8B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BA8B?: The RGB value is 185, 186, 139: 185 red, 186 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BA8B?: The complementary color is #8C8BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BA8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.