Recognised as Colour

#B8AC6E

#B8AC6E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B8AC6E is a yellow with RGB values 184, 172, 110 and HSL 50°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B8AC6E

RGBrgb(184, 172, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6745, 0.4314

RGB percentages72.2%, 67.5%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(50.3, 34.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 40.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 40.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,102,766

CSS custom property--colour: #B8AC6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1

Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#475391

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A969no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAD70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C2A49Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.9 Burlywood · ΔE 14.1 Tan · ΔE 14.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.4 Wheat · ΔE 22.4 Navajo white · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7AB8

Analogous#B8876E, #9FB86E

Triadic#6EB8AC, #AC6EB8

Split complementary#6E9FB8, #876EB8

Tetradic#6EB887, #6E7AB8, #B86E9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAF7

Lighter +30%#EAE7D5

Lighter +20%#DAD3B2

Lighter +10%#C9C090

Darker −10%#A39650

Darker −20%#81763F

Darker −30%#5F572E

Darker −40%#3C371E

More saturated +25%#D3BE53

Less saturated −25%#9D9A89

Channel breakdown

R184

G172

B110

Red184 (72.2%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue50.27°

Saturation (HSL)34.26%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G AC · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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