Recognised as Colour
#B7AD7F
- #B7AD7F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B7AD7F is a yellow with RGB values 183, 173, 127 and HSL 49°, 28%, 61%. 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
#B7AD7F#B7AD7F
HEX#B7AD7F
RGBrgb(183, 173, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6784, 0.498
RGB percentages71.8%, 67.8%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(49.3, 28%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 30.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 30.6%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,037,503
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AD7F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#485280
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F89B7
Analogous#B7917F, #A5B77F
Triadic#7FB7AD, #AD7FB7
Split complementary#7FA5B7, #917FB7
Tetradic#7FB791, #7F89B7, #B77FA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G173
B127
Red183 (71.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue49.29°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G AD · B 7F
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