Colour
#BBAF79
- #BBAF79
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BBAF79 is a yellow with RGB values 187, 175, 121 and HSL 49°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBAF79#BBAF79
HEX#BBAF79
RGBrgb(187, 175, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6863, 0.4745
RGB percentages73.3%, 68.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(49.1, 32.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 35.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 35.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,153
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAF79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#445086
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7985BB
Analogous#BB8E79, #A6BB79
Triadic#79BBAF, #AF79BB
Split complementary#79A6BB, #8E79BB
Tetradic#79BB8E, #7985BB, #BB79A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G175
B121
Red187 (73.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AF · B 79
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