Colour

#B8AB74

#B8AB74
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B8AB74 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 171, 116 and HSL 49°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B8AB74

RGBrgb(184, 171, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6706, 0.4549

RGB percentages72.2%, 67.1%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(48.5, 32.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 37%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 37%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,102,516

CSS custom property--colour: #B8AB74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#47548B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A870no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9AD76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C2A39Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.2 Tan · ΔE 11.4 Burlywood · ΔE 12.7 Wheat · ΔE 21 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Navajo white · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7481B8

Analogous#B88974, #A3B874

Triadic#74B8AB, #AB74B8

Split complementary#74A3B8, #8974B8

Tetradic#74B889, #7481B8, #B874A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFDFB

Lighter +30%#ECE8D9

Lighter +20%#DAD4B8

Lighter +10%#C9BF96

Darker −10%#A59554

Darker −20%#837743

Darker −30%#615832

Darker −40%#403A20

More saturated +25%#D2BB5A

Less saturated −25%#9E9B8E

Channel breakdown

R184

G171

B116

Red184 (72.2%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue48.53°

Saturation (HSL)32.38%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G AB · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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