Recognised as Colour
#B7AD79
- #B7AD79
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B7AD79 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 173, 121 and HSL 50°, 30%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B7AD79#B7AD79
HEX#B7AD79
RGBrgb(183, 173, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6784, 0.4745
RGB percentages71.8%, 67.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(50.3, 30.1%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 33.9%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 33.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,037,497
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AD79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#485286
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7983B7
Analogous#B78E79, #A2B779
Triadic#79B7AD, #AD79B7
Split complementary#79A2B7, #8E79B7
Tetradic#79B78E, #7983B7, #B779A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G173
B121
Red183 (71.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue50.32°
Saturation (HSL)30.1%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G AD · B 79
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