What color is #B9BC9E?

#B9BC9E 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 #B9BC9E?

The RGB value is 185, 188, 158: 185 red, 188 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BC9E?

The complementary color is #A19EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BC9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BC9E color

#B9BC9E rgb(185, 188, 158)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9BC9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 73.7% green and 62% blue (185, 188, 158).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#B9BC9E color codes

HEX	`#B9BC9E`
RGB	`rgb(185, 188, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 73.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.3, -6.25, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.3, 16.12, 112.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.162, 48.75, 39.424)`
Decimal	`12172446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BC9E, 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 #B9BC9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BC9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #B9BC9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bc9e; }
.text { color: #b9bc9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bc9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 188 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bc9e, #aabc9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B9BC9E?: #B9BC9E 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 #B9BC9E?: The RGB value is 185, 188, 158: 185 red, 188 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BC9E?: The complementary color is #A19EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BC9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.