Recognised as Colour

#B1A98F

#B1A98F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B1A98F is a yellow with RGB values 177, 169, 143 and HSL 46°, 18%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B1A98F#B1A98F

HEX#B1A98F

RGBrgb(177, 169, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6627, 0.5608

RGB percentages69.4%, 66.3%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(45.9, 17.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 19.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 4.5%, 19.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,643,279

CSS custom property--colour: #B1A98F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#4E5670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFA88Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1AA90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B7A5A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 13.2 Dark grey · ΔE 14.5 Silver · ΔE 16.8 Burlywood · ΔE 19.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.9 Light grey · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F97B1

Analogous#B1988F, #A8B18F

Triadic#8FB1A9, #A98FB1

Split complementary#8FA8B1, #988FB1

Tetradic#8FB198, #8F97B1, #B18FA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EEE9

Lighter +20%#DBD7CB

Lighter +10%#C6C0AD

Darker −10%#9C9271

Darker −20%#817759

Darker −30%#625B45

Darker −40%#443F30

More saturated +25%#C9B677

Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R177

G169

B143

Red177 (69.4%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue45.88°

Saturation (HSL)17.89%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G A9 · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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