Colour
#B8AC76
- #B8AC76
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B8AC76 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 172, 118 and HSL 49°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B8AC76#B8AC76
HEX#B8AC76
RGBrgb(184, 172, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6745, 0.4627
RGB percentages72.2%, 67.5%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(49.1, 31.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 35.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 35.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,102,774
CSS custom property--colour: #B8AC76;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#475389
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7682B8
Analogous#B88B76, #A3B876
Triadic#76B8AC, #AC76B8
Split complementary#76A3B8, #8B76B8
Tetradic#76B88B, #7682B8, #B876A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G172
B118
Red184 (72.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)31.73%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G AC · B 76
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