Recognised as Colour
#B9B29C
- #B9B29C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9B29C is a yellow with RGB values 185, 178, 156 and HSL 46°, 17%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9B29C#B9B29C
HEX#B9B29C
RGBrgb(185, 178, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.698, 0.6118
RGB percentages72.5%, 69.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(45.5, 17.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 15.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 15.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,169,884
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B29C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#464D63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CA3B9
Analogous#B9A49C, #B2B99C
Triadic#9CB9B2, #B29CB9
Split complementary#9CB2B9, #A49CB9
Tetradic#9CB9A4, #9CA3B9, #B99CB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G178
B156
Red185 (72.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue45.52°
Saturation (HSL)17.16%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G B2 · B 9C
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B9B29C (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 422.791 g/mol
- 39 atoms
B9B29C has a molar mass of 422.791 g/mol, made up of 39 atoms across 2 elements: 38 × B, 1 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass422.791 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule39
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule7.0206097 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.4243777 × 10^21
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B97.2%
C2.8%
Boron (B × 38)410.78 g/mol, 97.159%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.841%
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