Recognised as Colour
#B9AF83
- #B9AF83
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B9AF83 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 175, 131 and HSL 49°, 28%, 62%. 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
#B9AF83#B9AF83
HEX#B9AF83
RGBrgb(185, 175, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6863, 0.5137
RGB percentages72.5%, 68.6%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(48.9, 27.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 29.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 29.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,169,091
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AF83;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42613WCAG 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 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#46507C
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 text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#838DB9
Analogous#B99483, #A8B983
Triadic#83B9AF, #AF83B9
Split complementary#83A8B9, #9483B9
Tetradic#83B994, #838DB9, #B983A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G175
B131
Red185 (72.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue48.89°
Saturation (HSL)27.84%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AF · B 83
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