Recognised as Colour
#B7BD94
- #B7BD94
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B7BD94 is a yellow with RGB values 183, 189, 148 and HSL 69°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B7BD94#B7BD94
HEX#B7BD94
RGBrgb(183, 189, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7412, 0.5804
RGB percentages71.8%, 74.1%, 58%
HSLhsl(68.8, 23.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.8, 21.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK3.2%, 0%, 21.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,620
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BD94;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#48426B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A94BD
Analogous#BDAF94, #A3BD94
Triadic#94B7BD, #BD94B7
Split complementary#94A3BD, #AF94BD
Tetradic#94BDAF, #9A94BD, #BD94A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G189
B148
Red183 (71.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue68.78°
Saturation (HSL)23.7%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B7 · G BD · B 94
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