All About Color #B9B8A2

#B9B8A2

About #B9B8A2

#B9B8A2 is a light yellow color with the hex code #B9B8A2. In RGB it is red 185, green 184, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 14%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 12%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.01:1 on white and 10.44:1 on black.

#B9B8A2 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, B8, A2
CMYK0.00%, 0.54%, 12.43%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 184, 162
HSL57°, 14%, 68%
RGB Octal271, 270, 242
HSV (HSB)57.39°, 12.43%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111000, 10100010
CIE-L*AB74.32, -3.49, 11.31
RGB Percent72.55%, 72.16%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH74.32, 11.84, 107.15
XYZ43.67, 47.20, 40.99
CIE-L*UV74.32, 1.81, 16.78
xyY0.33, 0.36, 47.20
Hunter-Lab68.71, -6.78, 12.72
RYB63.94%, 72.55%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9B8A2 on a dark background: contrast 10.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9B8A2 on a light background: contrast 2.01:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9B8A2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9B8A2 · #E0E0D6 · #91906E · #A2A3B9 · #D6D7E0

Analogous palette

#B9A2A3 · #B9ACA2 · #B9B8A2 · #AFB9A2 · #A3B9A2

Triadic palette

#B9B8A2 · #A2B9B8 · #B8A2B9 · #E0E0D6 · #D6E0E0

Tetradic palette

#B9B8A2 · #A2B9AC · #A2A3B9 · #B9A2AF · #91906E

Monochromatic palette

#6E6D53 · #989676 · #B9B8A2 · #DAD9CE · #F4F4F0

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