Colour
#B8BC9C
- #B8BC9C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B8BC9C is a yellow with RGB values 184, 188, 156 and HSL 68°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B8BC9C#B8BC9C
HEX#B8BC9C
RGBrgb(184, 188, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7373, 0.6118
RGB percentages72.2%, 73.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(67.5, 19.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.5, 17%, 73.7%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 17%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,106,908
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BC9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#474363
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A09CBC
Analogous#BCB09C, #A8BC9C
Triadic#9CB8BC, #BC9CB8
Split complementary#9CA8BC, #B09CBC
Tetradic#9CBCB0, #A09CBC, #BC9CA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G188
B156
Red184 (72.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue67.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.28%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G BC · B 9C
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