Recognised as Colour
#B6AE90
- #B6AE90
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B6AE90 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 174, 144 and HSL 47°, 21%, 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
#B6AE90#B6AE90
HEX#B6AE90
RGBrgb(182, 174, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6824, 0.5647
RGB percentages71.4%, 68.2%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(47.4, 20.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 20.9%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 20.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,972,240
CSS custom property--colour: #B6AE90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#49516F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9098B6
Analogous#B69B90, #ABB690
Triadic#90B6AE, #AE90B6
Split complementary#90ABB6, #9B90B6
Tetradic#90B69B, #9098B6, #B690AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G174
B144
Red182 (71.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue47.37°
Saturation (HSL)20.65%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G AE · B 90
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