Recognised as Colour
#B9B4A3
- #B9B4A3
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9B4A3 is a yellow with RGB values 185, 180, 163 and HSL 46°, 14%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9B4A3#B9B4A3
HEX#B9B4A3
RGBrgb(185, 180, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7059, 0.6392
RGB percentages72.5%, 70.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(46.4, 13.6%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 11.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 11.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,170,403
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B4A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#464B5C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A8B9
Analogous#B9A9A3, #B3B9A3
Triadic#A3B9B4, #B4A3B9
Split complementary#A3B3B9, #A9A3B9
Tetradic#A3B9A9, #A3A8B9, #B9A3B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G180
B163
Red185 (72.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue46.36°
Saturation (HSL)13.58%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G B4 · B A3
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