Colour
#BEAF55
- #BEAF55
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BEAF55 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 175, 85 and HSL 51°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BEAF55#BEAF55
HEX#BEAF55
RGBrgb(190, 175, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6863, 0.3333
RGB percentages74.5%, 68.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(51.4, 44.7%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 55.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 55.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,496,725
CSS custom property--colour: #BEAF55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4150AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5564BE
Analogous#BE7B55, #98BE55
Triadic#55BEAF, #AF55BE
Split complementary#5598BE, #7B55BE
Tetradic#55BE7A, #5564BE, #BE5598
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G175
B85
Red190 (74.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)44.68%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G AF · B 55
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