Colour
#B5AD8D
- #B5AD8D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B5AD8D is a yellow with RGB values 181, 173, 141 and HSL 48°, 21%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B5AD8D#B5AD8D
HEX#B5AD8D
RGBrgb(181, 173, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6784, 0.5529
RGB percentages71%, 67.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(48, 21.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 22.1%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 22.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,906,445
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AD8D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4A5272
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D95B5
Analogous#B5998D, #A9B58D
Triadic#8DB5AD, #AD8DB5
Split complementary#8DA9B5, #998DB5
Tetradic#8DB599, #8D95B5, #B58DA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G173
B141
Red181 (71%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)21.28%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G AD · B 8D
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page