Colour

#B1A889

#B1A889
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B1A889 is a yellow with RGB values 177, 168, 137 and HSL 47°, 20%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#B1A889

RGBrgb(177, 168, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6588, 0.5373

RGB percentages69.4%, 65.9%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(46.5, 20.4%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 22.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 22.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,643,017

CSS custom property--colour: #B1A889;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#4E5776

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFA687no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1A98Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B8A39Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 17.3 Burlywood · ΔE 17.6 Silver · ΔE 19.4 Wheat · ΔE 21.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8992B1

Analogous#B19489, #A6B189

Triadic#89B1A8, #A889B1

Split complementary#89A6B1, #9489B1

Tetradic#89B194, #8992B1, #B189A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEECE5

Lighter +20%#DAD5C6

Lighter +10%#C5BFA8

Darker −10%#9D916A

Darker −20%#807654

Darker −30%#615A40

Darker −40%#423D2C

More saturated +25%#CAB571

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R177

G168

B137

Red177 (69.4%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue46.5°

Saturation (HSL)20.41%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G A8 · B 89

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Colour values

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