Recognised as Colour
#B7AA61
- #B7AA61
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B7AA61 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 170, 97 and HSL 51°, 37%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B7AA61#B7AA61
HEX#B7AA61
RGBrgb(183, 170, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6667, 0.3804
RGB percentages71.8%, 66.7%, 38%
HSLhsl(50.9, 37.4%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 47%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 47%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,036,705
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AA61;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#48559E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#616EB7
Analogous#B77F61, #99B761
Triadic#61B7AA, #AA61B7
Split complementary#6199B7, #7F61B7
Tetradic#61B77F, #616EB7, #B76199
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G170
B97
Red183 (71.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue50.93°
Saturation (HSL)37.39%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G AA · B 61
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