Recognised as Colour
#B9AF85
- #B9AF85
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B9AF85 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 175, 133 and HSL 48°, 27%, 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
#B9AF85#B9AF85
HEX#B9AF85
RGBrgb(185, 175, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6863, 0.5216
RGB percentages72.5%, 68.6%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(48.5, 27.1%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 28.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 28.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,169,093
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AF85;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#46507A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#858FB9
Analogous#B99585, #A9B985
Triadic#85B9AF, #AF85B9
Split complementary#85A9B9, #9585B9
Tetradic#85B995, #858FB9, #B985A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G175
B133
Red185 (72.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue48.46°
Saturation (HSL)27.08%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AF · B 85
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