Recognised as Colour
#B5B08E
- #B5B08E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B5B08E is a yellow with RGB values 181, 176, 142 and HSL 52°, 21%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B5B08E#B5B08E
HEX#B5B08E
RGBrgb(181, 176, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6902, 0.5569
RGB percentages71%, 69%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(52.3, 20.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 21.5%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 21.5%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,907,214
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B08E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4A4F71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E93B5
Analogous#B59C8E, #A7B58E
Triadic#8EB5B0, #B08EB5
Split complementary#8EA7B5, #9C8EB5
Tetradic#8EB59C, #8E93B5, #B58EA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G176
B142
Red181 (71%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue52.31°
Saturation (HSL)20.86%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G B0 · B 8E
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