Colour
#B5AB80
- #B5AB80
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B5AB80 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 171, 128 and HSL 49°, 26%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B5AB80#B5AB80
HEX#B5AB80
RGBrgb(181, 171, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6706, 0.502
RGB percentages71%, 67.1%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(48.7, 26.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 29.3%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 29.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,905,920
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AB80;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4A547F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#808AB5
Analogous#B59180, #A5B580
Triadic#80B5AB, #AB80B5
Split complementary#80A5B5, #9180B5
Tetradic#80B591, #808AB5, #B580A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G171
B128
Red181 (71%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue48.68°
Saturation (HSL)26.37%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G AB · B 80
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