Recognised as Colour
#B8B5A8
- #B8B5A8
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#B8B5A8 is a yellow with RGB values 184, 181, 168 and HSL 49°, 10%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#B8B5A8#B8B5A8
HEX#B8B5A8
RGBrgb(184, 181, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7098, 0.6588
RGB percentages72.2%, 71%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(48.8, 10.1%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 8.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 8.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,105,128
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B5A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#474A57
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8ABB8
Analogous#B8ADA8, #B3B8A8
Triadic#A8B8B5, #B5A8B8
Split complementary#A8B3B8, #ADA8B8
Tetradic#A8B8AD, #A8ABB8, #B8A8B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G181
B168
Red184 (72.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue48.75°
Saturation (HSL)10.13%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G B5 · B A8
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