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Colour

#B8A969

  • #B8A969
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B8A969 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 169, 105 and HSL 49°, 36%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B8A969#B8A969
HEX#B8A969
RGBrgb(184, 169, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6627, 0.4118
RGB percentages72.2%, 66.3%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(48.6, 35.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 42.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 42.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,993
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#475696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A664no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AB6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C3A099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.9Burlywood · ΔE 14.2Tan · ΔE 14.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.6Navajo white · ΔE 23.4Wheat · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6978B8
Analogous#B88169, #9FB869
Triadic#69B8A9, #A969B8
Split complementary#699FB8, #8269B8
Tetradic#69B882, #6978B8, #B8699F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF8F3
Lighter +30%#E9E5D1
Lighter +20%#D9D1AE
Lighter +10%#C8BD8C
Darker −10%#A2914C
Darker −20%#7F723C
Darker −30%#5C532C
Darker −40%#3A341B
More saturated +25%#D4BA4D
Less saturated −25%#9C9885

Channel breakdown

R184
G169
B105
Red184 (72.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue48.61°
Saturation (HSL)35.75%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A9 · B 69

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