Recognised as Colour
#B9AF87
- #B9AF87
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B9AF87 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 175, 135 and HSL 48°, 26%, 63%. 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
#B9AF87#B9AF87
HEX#B9AF87
RGBrgb(185, 175, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6863, 0.5294
RGB percentages72.5%, 68.6%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(48, 26.3%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 27%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 27%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,169,095
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AF87;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#465078
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 text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8791B9
Analogous#B99687, #AAB987
Triadic#87B9AF, #AF87B9
Split complementary#87AAB9, #9687B9
Tetradic#87B996, #8791B9, #B987AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G175
B135
Red185 (72.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AF · B 87
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