Recognised as Colour
#B5B589
- #B5B589
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B5B589 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 181, 137 and HSL 60°, 23%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B5B589#B5B589
HEX#B5B589
RGBrgb(181, 181, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7098, 0.5373
RGB percentages71%, 71%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(60, 22.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 24.3%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 24.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,908,489
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B589;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4A4A76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8989B5
Analogous#B59F89, #9FB589
Triadic#89B5B5, #B589B5
Split complementary#899FB5, #9F89B5
Tetradic#89B59F, #8989B5, #B5899F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G181
B137
Red181 (71%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)22.92%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B5 · G B5 · B 89
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B5B589 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 6,421.14 g/mol
- 594 atoms
B5B589 has a molar mass of 6,421.14 g/mol, made up of 594 atoms across 1 element: 594 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass6,421.14 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule594
Distinct elements1
Mass of one molecule1.0662554 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram9.3786162 × 10^19
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B100%
Boron (B × 594)6,421.14 g/mol, 100%
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