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Recognised as Colour

#B9BD8A

  • #B9BD8A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#B9BD8A is a yellow with RGB values 185, 189, 138 and HSL 65°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#B9BD8A#B9BD8A
HEX#B9BD8A
RGBrgb(185, 189, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7412, 0.5412
RGB percentages72.5%, 74.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(64.7, 27.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.7, 27%, 74.1%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 27%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,682
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BD8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#464275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B887no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BA8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C0B7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14Tan · ΔE 14.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Burlywood · ΔE 17.5Wheat · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E8ABD
Analogous#BDA88A, #9FBD8A
Triadic#8AB9BD, #BD8AB9
Split complementary#8A9FBD, #A88ABD
Tetradic#8ABDA8, #8E8ABD, #BD8A9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F4EC
Lighter +20%#E0E2CB
Lighter +10%#CDCFAB
Darker −10%#A5AB69
Darker −20%#8B9051
Darker −30%#6B6F3F
Darker −40%#4C4F2C
More saturated +25%#CCD473
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A1

Channel breakdown

R185
G189
B138
Red185 (72.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue64.71°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G BD · B 8A

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