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Colour

#B19E2B

  • #B19E2B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B19E2B is a yellow with RGB values 177, 158, 43 and HSL 51°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B19E2B#B19E2B
HEX#B19E2B
RGBrgb(177, 158, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6196, 0.1686
RGB percentages69.4%, 62%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(51.5, 60.9%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 75.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 75.7%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,640,363
CSS custom property--colour: #B19E2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#4E61D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9A15no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A133no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BF9288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 15.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Goldenrod · ΔE 18.3Dark khaki · ΔE 21.3Olivedrab · ΔE 26.5Khaki · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B3EB1
Analogous#B15B2B, #81B12B
Triadic#2BB19E, #9E2BB1
Split complementary#2B81B1, #5B2BB1
Tetradic#2BB15B, #2B3EB1, #B12B81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE7BA
Lighter +30%#E4D891
Lighter +20%#DACA68
Lighter +10%#D0BC3F
Darker −10%#887921
Darker −20%#5F5517
Darker −30%#36300D
Darker −40%#0D0B03
More saturated +25%#CDB210
Less saturated −25%#958A47

Channel breakdown

R177
G158
B43
Red177 (69.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue51.49°
Saturation (HSL)60.91%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 9E · B 2B

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