What color is #B9BCA3?

#B9BCA3 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 #B9BCA3?

The RGB value is 185, 188, 163: 185 red, 188 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BCA3?

The complementary color is #A6A3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BCA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BCA3 color

#B9BCA3 rgb(185, 188, 163)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B9BCA3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 73.7% green and 63.9% blue (185, 188, 163).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#B9BCA3 color codes

HEX	`#B9BCA3`
RGB	`rgb(185, 188, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 73.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.4, -5.44, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.4, 13.46, 113.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.601, 48.925, 41.737)`
Decimal	`12172451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BCA3, 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 #B9BCA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BCA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #B9BCA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bca3; }
.text { color: #b9bca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 188 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bca3, #acbca3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B9BCA3?: #B9BCA3 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 #B9BCA3?: The RGB value is 185, 188, 163: 185 red, 188 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BCA3?: The complementary color is #A6A3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BCA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.