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Recognised as Colour

#B1A02A

  • #B1A02A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B1A02A is a yellow with RGB values 177, 160, 42 and HSL 52°, 62%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B1A02A#B1A02A
HEX#B1A02A
RGBrgb(177, 160, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6275, 0.1647
RGB percentages69.4%, 62.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(52.4, 61.6%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 76.3%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 76.3%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,640,874
CSS custom property--colour: #B1A02A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#4E5FD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09B11no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A232no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BF948Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 15.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.9Goldenrod · ΔE 18.5Dark khaki · ΔE 21.8Olivedrab · ΔE 26.1Khaki · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A3BB1
Analogous#B15D2A, #7EB12A
Triadic#2AB1A0, #A02AB1
Split complementary#2A7EB1, #5D2AB1
Tetradic#2AB15D, #2A3BB1, #B12A7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE8B9
Lighter +30%#E5DA8F
Lighter +20%#DBCC66
Lighter +10%#D1BE3D
Darker −10%#887B20
Darker −20%#5F5516
Darker −30%#35300D
Darker −40%#0C0B03
More saturated +25%#CCB40F
Less saturated −25%#968C45

Channel breakdown

R177
G160
B42
Red177 (69.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue52.44°
Saturation (HSL)61.64%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G A0 · B 2A

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