Colour

#B8AF8D

#B8AF8D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B8AF8D is a yellow with RGB values 184, 175, 141 and HSL 47°, 23%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B8AF8D#B8AF8D

HEX#B8AF8D

RGBrgb(184, 175, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6863, 0.5529

RGB percentages72.2%, 68.6%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(47.4, 23.2%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 23.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 4.9%, 23.4%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,103,565

CSS custom property--colour: #B8AF8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#475072

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6AD8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9B08Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BFAAA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10 Burlywood · ΔE 15.8 Dark grey · ΔE 18.9 Wheat · ΔE 19.1 Silver · ΔE 19.8 Peach puff · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D96B8

Analogous#B89A8D, #ABB88D

Triadic#8DB8AF, #AF8DB8

Split complementary#8DABB8, #9A8DB8

Tetradic#8DB89A, #8D96B8, #B88DAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F1EB

Lighter +20%#DFDBCC

Lighter +10%#CCC5AC

Darker −10%#A4996E

Darker −20%#897F56

Darker −30%#6A6242

Darker −40%#4B452E

More saturated +25%#CFBC76

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R184

G175

B141

Red184 (72.2%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue47.44°

Saturation (HSL)23.24%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G AF · B 8D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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