Recognised as Colour
#B7AD88
- #B7AD88
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B7AD88 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 173, 136 and HSL 47°, 25%, 63%. 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
#B7AD88#B7AD88
HEX#B7AD88
RGBrgb(183, 173, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6784, 0.5333
RGB percentages71.8%, 67.8%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(47.2, 24.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 25.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 25.7%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,037,512
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AD88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#485277
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8892B7
Analogous#B79688, #AAB788
Triadic#88B7AD, #AD88B7
Split complementary#88A9B7, #9688B7
Tetradic#88B796, #8892B7, #B788A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G173
B136
Red183 (71.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue47.23°
Saturation (HSL)24.61%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G AD · B 88
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