Recognised as Colour
#B4A986
- #B4A986
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B4A986 is a yellow with RGB values 180, 169, 134 and HSL 46°, 23%, 62%. 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
#B4A986#B4A986
HEX#B4A986
RGBrgb(180, 169, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6627, 0.5255
RGB percentages70.6%, 66.3%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(45.7, 23.5%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 25.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 25.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,839,878
CSS custom property--colour: #B4A986;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4B5679
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8691B4
Analogous#B49286, #A8B486
Triadic#86B4A9, #A986B4
Split complementary#86A8B4, #9286B4
Tetradic#86B492, #8691B4, #B486A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G169
B134
Red180 (70.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue45.65°
Saturation (HSL)23.47%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G A9 · B 86
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