Colour

#B6AE8E

#B6AE8E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B6AE8E is a yellow with RGB values 182, 174, 142 and HSL 48°, 22%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B6AE8E#B6AE8E

HEX#B6AE8E

RGBrgb(182, 174, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6824, 0.5569

RGB percentages71.4%, 68.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(48, 21.5%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 22%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 4.4%, 22%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,972,238

CSS custom property--colour: #B6AE8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#495171

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5AC8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7AF8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BDA9A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.9 Burlywood · ΔE 16.8 Dark grey · ΔE 17.7 Silver · ΔE 18.9 Wheat · ΔE 19.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E96B6

Analogous#B69A8E, #AAB68E

Triadic#8EB6AE, #AE8EB6

Split complementary#8EAAB6, #9A8EB6

Tetradic#8EB69A, #8E96B6, #B68EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F1EB

Lighter +20%#DEDACC

Lighter +10%#CAC4AD

Darker −10%#A2986F

Darker −20%#877D57

Darker −30%#686143

Darker −40%#49442F

More saturated +25%#CDBC77

Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R182

G174

B142

Red182 (71.4%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)21.51%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G AE · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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