Recognised as Colour
#B9B08A
- #B9B08A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B9B08A is a yellow with RGB values 185, 176, 138 and HSL 49°, 25%, 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
#B9B08A#B9B08A
HEX#B9B08A
RGBrgb(185, 176, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6902, 0.5412
RGB percentages72.5%, 69%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(48.5, 25.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 25.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.9%, 25.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,169,354
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B08A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#464F75
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A93B9
Analogous#B9998A, #ABB98A
Triadic#8AB9B0, #B08AB9
Split complementary#8AABB9, #998AB9
Tetradic#8AB999, #8A93B9, #B98AAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G176
B138
Red185 (72.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue48.51°
Saturation (HSL)25.13%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G B0 · B 8A
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