Recognised as Colour
#B9AF89
- #B9AF89
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B9AF89 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 175, 137 and HSL 48°, 26%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B9AF89#B9AF89
HEX#B9AF89
RGBrgb(185, 175, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6863, 0.5373
RGB percentages72.5%, 68.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(47.5, 25.5%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 25.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 25.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,169,097
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AF89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#465076
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 text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8993B9
Analogous#B99789, #ABB989
Triadic#89B9AF, #AF89B9
Split complementary#89ABB9, #9789B9
Tetradic#89B997, #8993B9, #B989AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G175
B137
Red185 (72.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.53%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AF · B 89
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