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Recognised as Colour

#B8B06D

  • #B8B06D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B8B06D is a yellow with RGB values 184, 176, 109 and HSL 54°, 35%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B8B06D#B8B06D
HEX#B8B06D
RGBrgb(184, 176, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6902, 0.4275
RGB percentages72.2%, 69%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(53.6, 34.6%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 40.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 40.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,103,789
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B06D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#474F92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBAC68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB070no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C2A89Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 4.9Burlywood · ΔE 16.1Tan · ΔE 16.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Khaki · ΔE 21.6Wheat · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D75B8
Analogous#B88B6D, #9AB86D
Triadic#6DB8B0, #B06DB8
Split complementary#6D9AB8, #8B6DB8
Tetradic#6DB88B, #6D75B8, #B86D9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAF6
Lighter +30%#EAE8D4
Lighter +20%#D9D5B2
Lighter +10%#C9C38F
Darker −10%#A39A4F
Darker −20%#81793E
Darker −30%#5E592E
Darker −40%#3C391D
More saturated +25%#D3C552
Less saturated −25%#9D9B88

Channel breakdown

R184
G176
B109
Red184 (72.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue53.6°
Saturation (HSL)34.56%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G B0 · B 6D

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