Recognised as Colour
#B9AA61
- #B9AA61
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B9AA61 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 170, 97 and HSL 50°, 39%, 55%. 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
#B9AA61#B9AA61
HEX#B9AA61
RGBrgb(185, 170, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6667, 0.3804
RGB percentages72.5%, 66.7%, 38%
HSLhsl(49.8, 38.6%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 47.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 47.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,167,777
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AA61;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#46559E
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 text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6170B9
Analogous#B97E61, #9CB961
Triadic#61B9AA, #AA61B9
Split complementary#619CB9, #7E61B9
Tetradic#61B97E, #6170B9, #B9619C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G170
B97
Red185 (72.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue49.77°
Saturation (HSL)38.6%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AA · B 61
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