Colour

#B2A885

#B2A885
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B2A885 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 168, 133 and HSL 47°, 23%, 61%. 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#B2A885

RGBrgb(178, 168, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6588, 0.5216

RGB percentages69.8%, 65.9%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(46.7, 22.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 25.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.6%, 25.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,708,549

CSS custom property--colour: #B2A885;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.5 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#4D577A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0A683no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A986no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B9A39Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 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 10.6 Burlywood · ΔE 16.2 Dark grey · ΔE 19.5 Wheat · ΔE 21.3 Silver · ΔE 21.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#858FB2

Analogous#B29285, #A6B285

Triadic#85B2A8, #A885B2

Split complementary#85A5B2, #9285B2

Tetradic#85B292, #858FB2, #B285A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDEBE3

Lighter +20%#D9D5C4

Lighter +10%#C6BEA4

Darker −10%#9E9266

Darker −20%#807651

Darker −30%#61593D

Darker −40%#423C29

More saturated +25%#CBB66C

Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R178

G168

B133

Red178 (69.8%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue46.67°

Saturation (HSL)22.61%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G A8 · B 85

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