Colour

#B2AC96

#B2AC96
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#B2AC96 is a yellow with RGB values 178, 172, 150 and HSL 47°, 15%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#B2AC96

RGBrgb(178, 172, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6745, 0.5882

RGB percentages69.8%, 67.5%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(47.1, 15.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 15.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 15.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,709,590

CSS custom property--colour: #B2AC96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#4D5369

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1AB95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3AD97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B7A8A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.3 Silver · ΔE 14.3 Tan · ΔE 14.8 Light grey · ΔE 18.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6 Gray · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#969CB2

Analogous#B29E96, #AAB296

Triadic#96B2AC, #AC96B2

Split complementary#96AAB2, #9E96B2

Tetradic#96B29E, #969CB2, #B296AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F2EE

Lighter +20%#DDDBD1

Lighter +10%#C8C3B3

Darker −10%#9C9579

Darker −20%#827B60

Darker −30%#655F4A

Darker −40%#484334

More saturated +25%#C9B97F

Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R178

G172

B150

Red178 (69.8%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)15.38%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G AC · B 96

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Colour values

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