Recognised as Colour
#B9AD90
- #B9AD90
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B9AD90 is a orange with RGB values 185, 173, 144 and HSL 42°, 23%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B9AD90#B9AD90
HEX#B9AD90
RGBrgb(185, 173, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6784, 0.5647
RGB percentages72.5%, 67.8%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(42.4, 22.7%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.4, 22.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 22.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,592
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AD90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#46526F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#909CB9
Analogous#B99990, #B0B990
Triadic#90B9AD, #AD90B9
Split complementary#90B0B9, #9990B9
Tetradic#90B999, #909CB9, #B990B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G173
B144
Red185 (72.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue42.44°
Saturation (HSL)22.65%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AD · B 90
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