Colour

#B2A87C

#B2A87C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B2A87C is a yellow with RGB values 178, 168, 124 and HSL 49°, 26%, 59%. 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

#B2A87C#B2A87C

HEX#B2A87C

RGBrgb(178, 168, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6588, 0.4863

RGB percentages69.8%, 65.9%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(48.9, 26%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 30.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.6%, 30.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,708,540

CSS custom property--colour: #B2A87C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#4D5783

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1A679no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A97Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BAA29Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.4 Burlywood · ΔE 14.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.8 Wheat · ΔE 21.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.6 Navajo white · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C86B2

Analogous#B28D7C, #A1B27C

Triadic#7CB2A8, #A87CB2

Split complementary#7CA1B2, #8D7CB2

Tetradic#7CB28D, #7C86B2, #B27CA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFC

Lighter +30%#EBE8DC

Lighter +20%#D8D3BC

Lighter +10%#C5BD9C

Darker −10%#9E925D

Darker −20%#7E744A

Darker −30%#5E5737

Darker −40%#3E3924

More saturated +25%#CCB862

Less saturated −25%#989896

Channel breakdown

R178

G168

B124

Red178 (69.8%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue48.89°

Saturation (HSL)25.96%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G A8 · B 7C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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