Colour

#B9AC78

#B9AC78
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B9AC78 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 172, 120 and HSL 48°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B9AC78#B9AC78

HEX#B9AC78

RGBrgb(185, 172, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6745, 0.4706

RGB percentages72.5%, 67.5%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(48, 31.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 35.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 7%, 35.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,168,312

CSS custom property--colour: #B9AC78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#465387

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A974no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAAE7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C3A49Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.2 Burlywood · ΔE 12.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.6 Wheat · ΔE 20.1 Navajo white · ΔE 21.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7885B9

Analogous#B98C78, #A5B978

Triadic#78B9AC, #AC78B9

Split complementary#78A6B9, #8B78B9

Tetradic#78B98B, #7885B9, #B978A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#EDEADD

Lighter +20%#DCD5BB

Lighter +10%#CAC19A

Darker −10%#A79757

Darker −20%#867945

Darker −30%#645A34

Darker −40%#433C22

More saturated +25%#D3BB5E

Less saturated −25%#9F9D92

Channel breakdown

R185

G172

B120

Red185 (72.5%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)31.71%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G AC · B 78

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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