What color is #B9BB9D?

#B9BB9D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BB9D?

The RGB value is 185, 187, 157: 185 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BB9D?

The complementary color is #9F9DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BB9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BB9D color

#B9BB9D rgb(185, 187, 157)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9BB9D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 73.3% green and 61.6% blue (185, 187, 157).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#B9BB9D color codes

HEX	`#B9BB9D`
RGB	`rgb(185, 187, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 73.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.01, -5.88, 14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.01, 16.11, 111.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.863, 48.29, 38.902)`
Decimal	`12172189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BB9D, 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 #B9BB9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BB9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #B9BB9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bb9d; }
.text { color: #b9bb9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bb9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 187 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bb9d, #aabb9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9BB9D?: #B9BB9D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BB9D?: The RGB value is 185, 187, 157: 185 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BB9D?: The complementary color is #9F9DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BB9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.