Recognised as Colour
#B7AD8A
- #B7AD8A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B7AD8A is a yellow with RGB values 183, 173, 138 and HSL 47°, 24%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B7AD8A#B7AD8A
HEX#B7AD8A
RGBrgb(183, 173, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6784, 0.5412
RGB percentages71.8%, 67.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(46.7, 23.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 24.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 24.6%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,037,514
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AD8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#485275
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A94B7
Analogous#B7978A, #ABB78A
Triadic#8AB7AD, #AD8AB7
Split complementary#8AAAB7, #978AB7
Tetradic#8AB797, #8A94B7, #B78AAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G173
B138
Red183 (71.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G AD · B 8A
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