Colour
#B9A977
- #B9A977
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B9A977 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 169, 119 and HSL 45°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B9A977#B9A977
HEX#B9A977
RGBrgb(185, 169, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6627, 0.4667
RGB percentages72.5%, 66.3%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(45.5, 32%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 35.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 35.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,167,543
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A977;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#465688
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7787B9
Analogous#B98877, #A8B977
Triadic#77B9A9, #A977B9
Split complementary#77A8B9, #8877B9
Tetradic#77B988, #7787B9, #B977A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G169
B119
Red185 (72.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue45.45°
Saturation (HSL)32.04%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A9 · B 77
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