Recognised as Colour
#B7A85F
- #B7A85F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B7A85F is a yellow with RGB values 183, 168, 95 and HSL 50°, 38%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B7A85F#B7A85F
HEX#B7A85F
RGBrgb(183, 168, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6588, 0.3725
RGB percentages71.8%, 65.9%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(49.8, 37.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 48.1%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 48.1%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,036,191
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A85F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4857A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F6EB7
Analogous#B77C5F, #9AB75F
Triadic#5FB7A8, #A85FB7
Split complementary#5F9AB7, #7C5FB7
Tetradic#5FB77C, #5F6EB7, #B75F9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G168
B95
Red183 (71.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue49.77°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G A8 · B 5F
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