Colour
#B9AD97
- #B9AD97
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B9AD97 is a orange with RGB values 185, 173, 151 and HSL 39°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B9AD97#B9AD97
HEX#B9AD97
RGBrgb(185, 173, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6784, 0.5922
RGB percentages72.5%, 67.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(38.8, 19.5%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 18.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 18.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,599
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AD97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#465268
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97A3B9
Analogous#B99C97, #B4B997
Triadic#97B9AD, #AD97B9
Split complementary#97B4B9, #9C97B9
Tetradic#97B99C, #97A3B9, #B997B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G173
B151
Red185 (72.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue38.82°
Saturation (HSL)19.54%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AD · B 97
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