What color is #B9BCA2?

#B9BCA2 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 #B9BCA2?

The RGB value is 185, 188, 162: 185 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BCA2?

The complementary color is #A5A2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BCA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BCA2 color

#B9BCA2 rgb(185, 188, 162)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9BCA2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 73.7% green and 63.5% blue (185, 188, 162).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#B9BCA2 color codes

HEX	`#B9BCA2`
RGB	`rgb(185, 188, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 73.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.38, -5.61, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.38, 13.99, 113.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.512, 48.89, 41.267)`
Decimal	`12172450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BCA2, 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 #B9BCA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BCA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #B9BCA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bca2; }
.text { color: #b9bca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 188 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bca2, #acbca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B9BCA2?: #B9BCA2 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 #B9BCA2?: The RGB value is 185, 188, 162: 185 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BCA2?: The complementary color is #A5A2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BCA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.