Colour

#B9AB6D

#B9AB6D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9AB6D is a yellow with RGB values 185, 171, 109 and HSL 49°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B9AB6D#B9AB6D

HEX#B9AB6D

RGBrgb(185, 171, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6706, 0.4275

RGB percentages72.5%, 67.1%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(48.9, 35.2%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 41.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 41.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,168,045

CSS custom property--colour: #B9AB6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#465492

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A868no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAAD6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C4A29Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8.2 Burlywood · ΔE 13.6 Tan · ΔE 13.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.7 Wheat · ΔE 22.4 Navajo white · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D7BB9

Analogous#B9856D, #A1B96D

Triadic#6DB9AB, #AB6DB9

Split complementary#6DA1B9, #856DB9

Tetradic#6DB985, #6D7BB9, #B96DA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAF7

Lighter +30%#EBE7D4

Lighter +20%#DAD3B2

Lighter +10%#CABF8F

Darker −10%#A4944F

Darker −20%#82753E

Darker −30%#5F562E

Darker −40%#3D371D

More saturated +25%#D4BC52

Less saturated −25%#9E9A88

Channel breakdown

R185

G171

B109

Red185 (72.5%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue48.95°

Saturation (HSL)35.19%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G AB · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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