Colour

#B9AB49

#B9AB49
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9AB49 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 171, 73 and HSL 52°, 44%, 51%. 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

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HEX#B9AB49

RGBrgb(185, 171, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6706, 0.2863

RGB percentages72.5%, 67.1%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(52.5, 44.4%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 60.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 60.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,168,009

CSS custom property--colour: #B9AB49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#4654B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA63Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAC4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C6A096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.5 Olive · ΔE 19.3 Khaki · ΔE 21.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4957B9

Analogous#B97349, #8FB949

Triadic#49B9AB, #AB49B9

Split complementary#498FB9, #7349B9

Tetradic#49B973, #4957B9, #B9498F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2EFDC

Lighter +30%#E3DEB8

Lighter +20%#D5CD93

Lighter +10%#C7BC6E

Darker −10%#968A3A

Darker −20%#71682B

Darker −30%#4C461D

Darker −40%#27240F

More saturated +25%#D9C329

Less saturated −25%#9A9369

Channel breakdown

R185

G171

B73

Red185 (72.5%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)44.44%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G AB · B 49

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Colour values

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