#b2b057 Color Information

#b2b057 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b2b057. In RGB, it consists of 69.8% Red, 69.0% Green, and 34.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 1.1% Magenta, 51.1% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 58.7°, with saturation of 37.1% and lightness of 52%. The decimal value for #b2b057 is 11710551, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b2b057 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#b2b057 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color178, 176, 87 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.8%, 69.0%, 34.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.302, 0.310, 0.659 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.011, 0.511, 0.302 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color58.7°, 37.1%, 52.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color58.7°, 51.1%, 69.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.606, 41.204, 15.093 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color89, 178, 87 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11710551 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.318, -11.625, 45.318 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.318, 46.785, 104.387 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.318, 5.420, 56.885 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.190, -13.321, 30.992 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.387, 0.448, 41.204 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289900631 / 0xffb2b057 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999966 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #b2b057

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b2b057, its pure hue is 58.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.1%, and its lightness is 52.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b2b057, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16160b to #9c9a4c.

Tints of #b2b057

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b2b057, its pure hue is 58.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.1%, and its lightness is 52.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b2b057, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bcba6c to #f5f5ea.

Tones of #b2b057

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b2b057, its pure hue is 58.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b2b057, which range from #858585 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fffa0a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b2b057

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b2b057! For #b2b057, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b2b057. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b2b057

This color, #b2b057, consists of 69.8% Red, 69.0% Green, and 34.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 178, Green = 176, Blue = 87. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b2b057 is 0% Cyan, 1.1% Magenta, 51.1% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.8%
C0.0%
G69.0%
M1.1%
B34.1%
Y51.1%
K30.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 178 176 87
Octal 262 260 127
Hexa #b2 #b0 #57
Binary 10110010 10110000 01010111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 1 51 30
Octal 0 1 63 36
Hexa #00 #01 #33 #1e
Binary 00000000 00000001 00110011 00011110

Analogous Colors of #b2b057

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b2b057 — which has hue 58.7° — its analogous colors are located at 28.7° and 88.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b2b057.

Triadic Colors of #b2b057

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b2b057 — which has hue 58.7° — its triadic colors are located at 58.7° and 298.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b2b057.

Complementary Color of #b2b057

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b2b057 — which has hue 58.7° — its complementary color is located at 238.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b2b057.

Split Complementary Colors of #b2b057

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b2b057 — which has hue 58.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 58.7° and 268.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b2b057.

Tetradic Colors of #b2b057

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b2b057 — which has hue 58.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 328.7°, 58.7°, 148.7°, and 238.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b2b057.

Monochromatic Colors of #b2b057

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b2b057, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #54543a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e4e2a0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b2b057

We want to make getting started with #b2b057 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b2b057 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b2b057 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b2b057 with other HTML elements.

#b2b057 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b2b057.
<span style="color: #b2b057;">The color of this text is #b2b057.</span>

#b2b057 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b2b057.
<div style="background-color: #b2b057; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b2b057.</div>

#b2b057 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b2b057.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b2b057;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b2b057.</span>

#b2b057 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b2b057.
<div style="border: #b2b057 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b2b057.</div>

#b2b057 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b2b057 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b2b057; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b2b057 on a white background.</div></div>

#b2b057 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b2b057 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b2b057; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b2b057 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b2b057 to White

This is a gradient from #b2b057 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b2b057,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b2b057,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b2b057,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b2b057,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b2b057 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b2b057 to Black

This is a gradient from #b2b057 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b2b057,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b2b057,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b2b057,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b2b057,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b2b057 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b2b057

In addition to using #b2b057 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b2b057 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b2b057, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 178, Green = 176, Blue = 87). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b2b057 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b2b057
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(178, 176, 87)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b2b057; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b2b057; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b2b057; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(178, 176, 87);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b2b057")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:178, green:176, blue:87, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:178 green:176 blue:87 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(178f, 176f, 87f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(178, 176, 87);
 

#b2b057 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b2b057 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b2b057 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b2b057 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b2b057 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b2b057 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b2b057 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b2b057 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text