Recognised as Colour
#B1A25B
- #B1A25B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B1A25B is a yellow with RGB values 177, 162, 91 and HSL 50°, 36%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B1A25B#B1A25B
HEX#B1A25B
RGBrgb(177, 162, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6353, 0.3569
RGB percentages69.4%, 63.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(49.5, 35.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 48.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 48.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,641,435
CSS custom property--colour: #B1A25B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4E5DA4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B6AB1
Analogous#B1775B, #95B15B
Triadic#5BB1A2, #A25BB1
Split complementary#5B95B1, #775BB1
Tetradic#5BB177, #5B6AB1, #B15B95
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G162
B91
Red177 (69.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue49.53°
Saturation (HSL)35.54%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G A2 · B 5B
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