What color is #B9BE9B?

#B9BE9B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BE9B?

The RGB value is 185, 190, 155: 185 red, 190 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BE9B?

The complementary color is #A09BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BE9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BE9B color

#B9BE9B rgb(185, 190, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9BE9B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.5% green and 60.8% blue (185, 190, 155).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#B9BE9B color codes

HEX	`#B9BE9B`
RGB	`rgb(185, 190, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.77, -7.77, 17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.77, 18.81, 114.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.337, 49.508, 38.224)`
Decimal	`12172955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BE9B, 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 #B9BE9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BE9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #B9BE9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9be9b; }
.text { color: #b9be9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9be9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 190 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9be9b, #a8be9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9BE9B?: #B9BE9B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BE9B?: The RGB value is 185, 190, 155: 185 red, 190 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BE9B?: The complementary color is #A09BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BE9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.