Recognised as Colour

#B9B492

#B9B492
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B9B492 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 180, 146 and HSL 52°, 22%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B9B492#B9B492

HEX#B9B492

RGBrgb(185, 180, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7059, 0.5725

RGB percentages72.5%, 70.6%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(52.3, 21.8%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 21.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 2.7%, 21.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,170,386

CSS custom property--colour: #B9B492;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1

Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#464B6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBB290no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB493no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BFAFABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.2 Burlywood · ΔE 16.7 Wheat · ΔE 18.3 Dark grey · ΔE 18.8 Silver · ΔE 19 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9297B9

Analogous#B9A092, #AAB992

Triadic#92B9B4, #B492B9

Split complementary#92AAB9, #A192B9

Tetradic#92B9A0, #9297B9, #B992AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F4EF

Lighter +20%#E1DFD0

Lighter +10%#CDC9B1

Darker −10%#A59F73

Darker −20%#8B855A

Darker −30%#6C6746

Darker −40%#4D4A32

More saturated +25%#CFC57C

Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R185

G180

B146

Red185 (72.5%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue52.31°

Saturation (HSL)21.79%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G B4 · B 92

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B9B492 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,415.81 g/mol
501 atoms

B9B492 has a molar mass of 5,415.81 g/mol, made up of 501 atoms across 1 element: 501 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,415.81 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule501

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule8.9931641 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1119557 × 10^20

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

B100%

Boron (B × 501)5,415.81 g/mol, 100%

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