Recognised as Colour
#B7AE91
- #B7AE91
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B7AE91 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 174, 145 and HSL 46°, 21%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B7AE91#B7AE91
HEX#B7AE91
RGBrgb(183, 174, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6824, 0.5686
RGB percentages71.8%, 68.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(45.8, 20.9%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 20.8%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.9%, 20.8%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,037,777
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AE91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#48516E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#919AB7
Analogous#B79B91, #ADB791
Triadic#91B7AE, #AE91B7
Split complementary#91ADB7, #9B91B7
Tetradic#91B79B, #919AB7, #B791AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G174
B145
Red183 (71.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue45.79°
Saturation (HSL)20.88%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G AE · B 91
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