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Recognised as Colour

#B9A96A

  • #B9A96A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9A96A is a yellow with RGB values 185, 169, 106 and HSL 48°, 36%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B9A96A#B9A96A
HEX#B9A96A
RGBrgb(185, 169, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6627, 0.4157
RGB percentages72.5%, 66.3%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(47.8, 36.1%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 42.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 42.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,167,530
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A96A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#465695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A665no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AB6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C4A099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8.4Burlywood · ΔE 13.6Tan · ΔE 14.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.5Navajo white · ΔE 23.1Wheat · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A7AB9
Analogous#B9826A, #A2B96A
Triadic#6AB9A9, #A96AB9
Split complementary#6AA1B9, #826AB9
Tetradic#6AB982, #6A7AB9, #B96AA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9F5
Lighter +30%#EAE5D2
Lighter +20%#DAD1AF
Lighter +10%#C9BD8D
Darker −10%#A3924D
Darker −20%#81733C
Darker −30%#5E542C
Darker −40%#3B351C
More saturated +25%#D4B94F
Less saturated −25%#9E9985

Channel breakdown

R185
G169
B106
Red185 (72.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue47.85°
Saturation (HSL)36.07%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A9 · B 6A

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