Colour
#B2AA8D
- #B2AA8D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B2AA8D is a yellow with RGB values 178, 170, 141 and HSL 47°, 19%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B2AA8D#B2AA8D
HEX#B2AA8D
RGBrgb(178, 170, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6667, 0.5529
RGB percentages69.8%, 66.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(47, 19.4%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 20.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 20.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,709,069
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AA8D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4D5572
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D95B2
Analogous#B2988D, #A8B28D
Triadic#8DB2AA, #AA8DB2
Split complementary#8DA7B2, #988DB2
Tetradic#8DB298, #8D95B2, #B28DA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G170
B141
Red178 (69.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue47.03°
Saturation (HSL)19.37%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G AA · B 8D
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