Colour
#B5B89C
- #B5B89C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B5B89C is a yellow with RGB values 181, 184, 156 and HSL 66°, 16%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B5B89C#B5B89C
HEX#B5B89C
RGBrgb(181, 184, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7216, 0.6118
RGB percentages71%, 72.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(66.4, 16.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.4, 15.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 15.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,909,276
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B89C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#4A4763
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F9CB8
Analogous#B8AD9C, #A7B89C
Triadic#9CB5B8, #B89CB5
Split complementary#9CA7B8, #AD9CB8
Tetradic#9CB8AD, #9F9CB8, #B89CA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G184
B156
Red181 (71%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue66.43°
Saturation (HSL)16.47%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B5 · G B8 · B 9C
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