Colour
#B9AA5C
- #B9AA5C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B9AA5C is a yellow with RGB values 185, 170, 92 and HSL 50°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B9AA5C#B9AA5C
HEX#B9AA5C
RGBrgb(185, 170, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6667, 0.3608
RGB percentages72.5%, 66.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(50.3, 39.9%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 50.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 50.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,167,772
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AA5C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4655A3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C6BB9
Analogous#B97B5C, #9AB95C
Triadic#5CB9AA, #AA5CB9
Split complementary#5C9AB9, #7B5CB9
Tetradic#5CB97B, #5C6BB9, #B95C9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G170
B92
Red185 (72.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue50.32°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AA · B 5C
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